The Meaning and Significance of Hajj for a Muslim

The Meaning and Significance of Hajj for a Muslim

When Muslims do Hajj they are following the example of the Prophet

Muhammad and the peoples of his time. People have always done Hajj in

Makkah but Muhammad brought Islam back to it and made Hajj how god

intended it (like it was in the times of Ibrahim, Adam and Eve).

Muhammad had set a perfect example for all Muslims and today they will

do the same as Muhammad did. Because Muslims believe you follow Islam

perfectly like Muhammad did then you will be accepted through the

gates of heaven.

A Muslim will do the Ihram firstly because of the example of Muhammad

and because it's God's will. Muslims put on the white garments of

Ihram to remove the world's possessions and set free the obsession of

material goods. This also helps to keep equality among the Muslims, If

all people where white sheets then they have no proof of wealth or

poverty. The white garments they must wear are purely white, this

shows how a Muslim must focus on God and God alone. This is due to

colours and patterns on other clothing may be distracting and this

would prevent Muslims from being able to purely concentrate on God.

White also represents purity because the colour itself is pure and if

a Muslim wears white the he or she can become 'pure'. Plus white is

also one shade and one colour which links to the Muslim community

being as one and God as being one and one alone. The clothes worn on

Ihram will be the same clothes a Muslim will wear on their day of

death. They will also be taken to God on judgement day in this attire.

The rules of Ihram should keep the peace between pilgrims on Hajj and

this helps create a b...

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... stopped Ibrahim and replaced Ismail with a ram.

The rewars for Ibrahim's obedience was that his first wife gave birth

to a son, Isaac.

Muslims believe that if they follow God's will that they will prevail

and be rewarded in the after life. This also reminds Muslims to make

sacrafices for God. A Muslim collecvting 49 pebbles and stoning the

Jamaras shows that they are eternally fighting evil. They stone the

Jamaras seven times with seven pebbles each time over the three days

they spend there.

Id Ul Adha is when they clebrate and have a great feast is represented

when Ibrahim replaced his son with a ram. It also shows great

happiness and excitement God can bring. Also the sacrifice will remind

Muslims that they have to continue to sacrifice themselves and their

goods for God to enter the kingdom of heaven.