Hajj

Question 1

How often should muslims do hajj?

Answer 1

Once in their lifetime at least or every time they can afford it

Question 2

What is hajj ?

Answer 2

A pilgrimage to Mecca

Question 3

What do Muslims believe about Mecca during this time?

Answer 3

They close to Allah as they can be whilst on earth and it is a very emotional and life changing time

Question 4

1. Ihram

Answer 4

To start hajj Muslims enter a state of purity called ihram. Men wear two white unsewn sheets and woman wear plain clothes with their head covered to show equality as everyone looks the same.

Question 5

2. Tawaf

Answer 5

Circling of the kabah. Shows that Allah is the centre of the Muslims life and it also copies Muhammad

Question 6

3.4. Well of zam zam abd al-safa and al-marwa

Answer 6

Remember the time Ibrahim’s wife and son ran out of water and food in the desert. His son desperately ran between the hills of Safa and marwa to find water seven times and Allah rewarded her perseverance and when they dug their head in the ground to discover water in the well of zam zam. Muslims drink from the well and go between the two hills.

Question 7

5.Mount Arafat

Answer 7

Muslims travel to here to spend several hours praying and asking God to forgive their sins. It is thought to be the place Muhammad gave his last sermon

Question 8

6. Muzdalifah

Answer 8

The pilgrims need to collect stones up before they perform jamarat. They spend the evening praying and reading the Quran.

Question 9

7. Mina (jamarat)

Answer 9

The devil tried to tempt Ibrahim to be disobedient three times when Allah asked him to sacrifice his son. Jibril told him to pelt him so he’d go away. The free pillars represent the three times the devil tried to tempt Ibrahim so Muslims throw stones at the pillars.

Question 10

8. Id-ul-adha

Answer 10

Festival that marks the end of hajj

Question 11

9. Tawaf

Answer 11

Muslims end hajj the same way they started. Many go onto medinah after hajj

Question 12

Reasons Muslims perform hajj

Answer 12

They are obliged to go, a unique opportunity to meet Muslims from different nations, it is where their faith started, they can spend a week with their friends, to praise Allah, in memory of a loved family member, it is a moving spiritual experience, it shows self discipline and dedication and it can lead to forgiveness of sin