Status of Hajj in Islam

READERS’ DIGEST
series 3 Lesson 5

Title: Muslim Character
Author: Muhammad Al Ghazali

Chapter 1.5

Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem

Hajj is a compulsory pilgrimage to weaken the love for the world.

Sometimes man thinks that to travel to the holy places and to perform pilgrimage, which has been made compulsory for every rich Muslim, and which is included in the basic pillars of Islam, is merely a form of worship that has no relation with the world of morality and character. This is a clear misunderstanding.

Giving commands about this compulsory worship, Allah states:

?The months of Hajj are well-known. In these months whoever intends to perform Hajj should not indulge in sexual act, wicked act, and fighting during the Hajj. Whatever  righteous act, you will perform will be known to Allah. Take with you provision for the journey (for Hajj), and the best provision is righteousness. So fear me, 0 men of understanding!? (Baqarah : 197)
This is merely the main outline of the forms of worship which are well known and generally practised in Islam and they are its basic pillars. They show us what a deep relationship is there between religion and morality and how strong and lasting is this relationship. How varying are these forms of worship in their spirit and appearance from one another, but in those aim and purpose how close they are, which the holy Prophet declared his main objective.

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. . . To be continued

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