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Declaration of Faith

Five Daily Prayers
Alms Tax on Savings
Fasting in Ramadan
Pilgrimage to Mecca

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Before sunrise

At noon
Afternoon
After sunset
After dark
and establish prayer for My “…
Remembrance (20:14), and to
“seek help in patience and
) prayer.” (2:153
The prayer promotes selfdiscipline and trains us to make
a connection with God and keep

The ninth lunar month
Commemorates the revelation
of the Quran
Fasting has been prescribed “
for you as it was prescribed
for those before you so that
you may learn God
(consciousness .. ” (Quran 2:183
Fasting promotes self­control,
patience and compassion for the
… . poor

• Required once in a lifetime
• Financial and physical ability
• To answer God’s call to the
first
house of worship on earth
(3:96-97) ...
Remembering the reason for our
existence, which is to answer
God’s call with worship.
Pilgrimage also reminds us of
our brotherhood and equality
before God, and resembles
standing before Him on

Hajj
:
An
annual
event
The Islamic
calendar is
based on
the lunar
cycle ...

Hajj falls in
the last
month of
the year ...

Days of
Hajj

Dhu Al-Hijjah 12

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Abraham – The Founding
Father of Hajj
• Monotheist : “As for me, I
have set myself, firmly and
truly, towards Him Who
created the heavens and the
earth, and never shall I give
partners to the [one true]
God.” (6:97)
• Muslim : When his Lord said
to him, “Submit!” he promptly
responded, “I have submitted
to the Lord of the Universe.”
(2:131)

Abraham – The Founding
Father of Hajj

• commemorates the
way Abraham and
Ishmael carried out
the God’ s order to
do so as a token of
their gratitude that
they were asked to
construct such a
significant and
sacred house of
worship.

is the most significant rite of Hajj,
as Prophet Muhammad said. It is
said to be the place of Abraham’ s
intended sacrifice. Prophet
Muhammad gave his last sermon
from this location, which was
attended by almost 100,000
Muslims. He reconfirmed the
importance of equality, justice,
tolerance and peace with all
mankind, and confirmed the
sanctity of honor, property and life.

Praying on Mount
Arafat

[Abraham] said, “O my son! I have
seen in a dream that I must sacrifice
you. So what do you think?” He
[Ishmael] said, “O my father, do that
which you are commanded. If God so
wills, you shall find me of the patient.”
So when they had both submitted
their wills [to God], and he laid him
prostrate on his forehead [for
sacrifice], We called out to him, “O
Abraham! You have indeed fulfilled
your vision!” Thus do we reward the
righteous.” And we ransomed him with
a momentous sacrifice. And We left
[this reminder] for him among
generations
in later times. (37:102-107)

Hajj at a glimpse
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• The great gathering, the
dress of white shrouds,
and the masses’
pleas for forgiveness
draws one’s attention to
his own death,
resurrection and
standing before God on
Judgment Day.
• Some people’s perception
of life is forever changed
after the hajj ...

Hajj Summary
• A visit to the first house of worship
on earth; a duty to God ...
• Replicates the acts of Abraham
and his family, who were pure
monotheists ...
• Reference is to the hajj of
Muhammad, who restored the
correct practices ...
• Stress on repentance,
worshipping God, resisting evil,
and brotherhood.
• Re-establishes God as the focus of
life ...