Hajj Flashcards
What are the preparations for Hajj?
Muslims perform wudu and change into clothes (men wear white cloth and women wear veil covering the head)
Why do Muslims wear the same thing on Hajj?
It promotes equality and purity before God
How many times do Muslims walk around the Ka’bah?
7 times while praying
Why do Muslims drink from the Zamzam well?
To remember Hajra and Ishmael
What happens at the Plain of Arafat?
Muslims pray for forgiveness from noon to sunset, and the Mount of Mercy is where Adam and Hawwa reunited after being sent to earth.
Why do Muslims throw pebbles at 3 stone pillars?
The pillars represent evil, so throwing the pebbles it shows resisting evil
What is Eid ul-Adha?
Muslims kill an animal and give it to the poor to remember Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son
Quote for pilgrimages
‘Pilgrimage to the House is a duty owed to God’
