This study inventories and analyzes Mālikī legal opinions (fatwās) discouraging or prohibiting the pilgrimage to Mecca (the ḥajj) for Muslims in the Islamic West (al-Andalus, North Africa, and West Africa) from the...
June, 2019
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7 June
The Rites of Hajj, Practical Treatise and Rules+PDF
This book discusses the importance of Hajj, one of the obligatory pillars in Islam. The secrets, conditions of necessity, different types of Hajj as well as ...
August, 2018
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20 August
Aʻmaal for the Day of Arafah
9th day of Zilhajjah is called The Day of Arafah while the night between Zilhajjah 8 and 9 is called Night of Arafah. There have been reported different acts to be performed on these occasions...
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20 August
Ayatollah Khamenei’s Message to the Pilgrims of Hajj 2018
No doubt, one of the best instances for “to see their benefits” {Quran: 22:27} is this annual meeting of all the communities of the Islamic Ummah around God’s house. This is the key to the Islamic Union, and the symbol of Islam’s formation of...
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20 August
Converted American Reporter Found Peace During Her Very First Hajj
What I wanted most out of this spiritual journey is to find a deeper relationship with my Creator, to get to the place where I have the confidence of my conviction that God is all I...
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15 August
‘Hajj Assistant’ App Launch according to Ayatollah Sistani’s Views
The Media Department at Imam Hussain Holy Shrine has launched a mobile application to help the pilgrims of the House of Allah to perform the rituals of Hajj...
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2 August
Hajj The Islamic Pilgrimage According to The Five Schools of Islamic Law+pdf
The Islamic fiqh (jurisprudence) is divided into several sections: 'Ibadat (rituals) that include: ritual purity (taharah), prayers (salat), fasting (sawm), alms (zakat), one-fifth (khums) and pilgrimage (hajj)...
July, 2018
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31 July
Social, Spiritual, and Political Effects of Hajj
Hajj is the most complete worship and the most comprehensive act of submission before the Lord of the Worlds. Hajj is hope for humanity wounded by materialism and robbed by...
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23 July
Imam Khomeini Defined True Philosophy of Hajj Pilgrimage
According to Imam Khomeini, one of the major duties of Muslims is to find out what the reality of Hajj Pilgrimage is and why they must expend a part of their material and...
August, 2017
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31 August
Ayatollah Khamenei’s Message on Hajj 2017
The heads of Islamic countries and political, religious and cultural personalities in the world of Islam have heavy responsibilities on their shoulders: the responsibility of creating unity and preventing everyone from tribal and denominational conflicts, the responsibility of...
