Benefits, and Importance of Hajj in Islam.

Hajj is a journey towards ALLAH which tends to change everything in your life. Pilgrimage to the house is a duty of Muslims towards ALLAH. It is obligated for the Muslims to complete the Hajj for ALLAH. An important proviso for Hajj being obligatory on everyone is his financial fitness. 

Performing Hajj in 2018 has become very easy as far as a financial concern. Because of the availability of hundreds and thousands of travel agents, Hajj is able to get extremely budget 5-star hajj package (2 Weeks) 2018. This is the period you should freely complete all the rituals and ziarat with us. The importance of Hajj in Islam is that it is the fifth pillar of faith and it is a symbol of unity amongst Muslims. So if you are planning this year for Hajj, Qibla Travels Ltd offering you Luxury Hajj packages (2 Weeks) 2018.

Unity among Muslims

The blessings of Hajj from ALLAH are countless for the Muslims. During the season of Hajj, Muslims comes from all over the world and gathered at Haram. Muslims gathered in the house of his creatures irrespective of cast, color, creed, language, rich, poor, and culture. There’s no difference of the peoples in the house of ALLAH. The best part is that Hajis from around world interact with each other and know the current situation of their Muslims brother living in different regions.

Perform Hajj at an early age.

Life is too short now so you should perform your duty early in your life, nobody knows the actual time of his death. No matter how much you avoid it, death is a truth of life. Young stage of life is actually the time when peoples have everything in life like health, the finances, and the most important of all the will that he can do anything. Peoples mostly often neglect the opportunities in order to make a successful future and want to achieve high degrees. 

A notion is also common among peoples that there is life available to us and hajj will perform late. But the reality is different than this. Life to too short and the peoples do not know it will end. Also, there is no guarantee of your health and your wealth to perform your duty later in life. The best time for performing your duty is while young and energetic. So book your Hajj packages with us.

Hajj package from Qibla Travels Ltd.

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The History of Haj

The History of Haj

and those who bow and prostrate.} (Chapter 22, Verse 26)

After building the Kaaba, Prophet Ibrahim would come to Makkah to perform Haj every year, and after his death, his son continued this practice. However, gradually with the passage of time, both the form and the goal of the Hajj rituals were changed.

In pre-Islamic time, the Kaaba was surrounded by idols and people from Makkah and outside Makkah used to visit Kaaba during the annual pilgrimage season. Shibli Nomani mentions that the Arabs at that time did not walk between the hills of Al-Safa and Al-Marwah nor gather at Arafat. But they used to spend a day in the plain area outside Makkah and return to Makkah circumambulating Kaaba.

During the pre-Islamic period, Haj became an occasion for several festivals and activities like poetry competitions, and the most famous poems used were hung up on the Kaaba walls. Other unacceptable activities and performances also took place during Haj time.

This sad state of affairs continued for nearly two and a half thousand years. But then after this long period, the whole scene changed

The present steps and rituals of Haj were established by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)

In 630 AD, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and the Muslims came back from Madinah to Makkah and claimed Makkah. The Prophet (peace be upon him) and the Muslims cleansed the Kaaba and destroyed all idols.

The following year, Abu Bakr, the Prophet’s companion, led 300 Muslims to perform Haj in Makkah. Ali ibn Abi Talib addressed the people, specifying the new rituals of Haj. He declared that no disbeliever or naked man would be allowed to circumambulate the Kaaba from the following year.

In the tenth year after Hijrah (632 AD), Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) performed his only and last Haj with a large number of Muslims, and he taught them the rituals of Haj and the manners of performing these rituals.

In the plain of Arafat, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) delivered his famous speech (The Farewell Sermon) to those who were present there.

{This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion. But whoever is forced by severe hunger with no inclination to sin - then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.} (Chapter 5, Verse 3)

During the Islamic time and the Middle Ages, pilgrims used to gather in caravans in main cities of Syria, Egypt, and Iraq to go to Makkah. Caravans had tens of thousands of pilgrims. Military groups and physicians accompanied Haj caravans for the reason of protection, security, and care of pilgrims. All these precautions were taken to protect the caravan from any natural risks, dangers or robbers and to ensure that the pilgrims were supplied with the necessary facilities.

Muslim travelers like Ibn Jubayr and Ibn Battuta have recorded that the Hajj caravans followed well-established routes called in Arabic, Darb al-Hajj, (pilgrimage road).

Today the Haj scene has been transformed. We see a multitude of facilities provided to pilgrims for healthcare and support. Permanent and mobile hospitals are set up in Mena and Arafat. The train cuts the time short for pilgrims to move from Makkah to Mena and is being expanded to Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah. Hotels and restaurants work 24/7 to serve pilgrims. Can you imagine how it was like in the olden times?

source: saudigazette.com.sa