Hajj is the greatest outward symbol of both tawhid and the ummah—including implicitly the latter’s integrity and....
Read More »Book: Imperial Mecca: Ottoman Arabia and the Indian Ocean Hajj
The Writer analyzes the late Ottoman hajj and Hijaz region as transimperial spaces, reshaped by the competing forces of Istanbul’s project of frontier modernization and the extraterritorial reach of...
Read More »Why Imam Hussayn’s Ziyara Is Superior to Hajj & Arafat?
True Islam is that of Imam Hussayn’s (A.S), and that's why visiting lmam Hussayn (A.S.) with full awareness of him is far superior for followers of the Imam (A.S) to thousands of the Hajj pilgrimages performed by...
Read More »Ayatollah Khamenei’s Message to the Pilgrims of Hajj 2019
The ritual of Bara’ah which means refusing every instance of mercilessness, cruelty, wrongdoing and corruption of the tyrants of any time, and rising against intimidation and unjust levy by the arrogant throughout history, is one of the...
Read More »Hajj Chiefs Launch Mobile App to Help Pilgrims
Hajj authorities have launched an interactive app to help pilgrims, with a range of services on smart devices including help in finding emergency service centers, holy sites, currency exchanges, restaurants and...
Read More »Yemen’s Top Mufti Slams Politicization of Hajj by Saudi Regime against its Opponents
Yemen’s Mufti Sham al-Din Sharaf al-Din said politicizing Hajj is used by the Saudi regime against its opponents in Yemen, Palestine, Iraq and...
Read More »Article: Spiritual Excellences of Dhū’l Ḥijjah
Those seeking spiritual perfection will prepare for Dhū’l Ḥijjah even before the month arrives – and this goes for everyone – those who are blessed to perform the ḥajj should have prepared for this...
Read More »Abrahamic Hajj Is the Same as the Mohammadi Hajj
The Abrahamic Hajj is the same as the Mohammadi Hajj, in which the movement toward unity is the essence of all ceremonies and rituals. The Abrahamic Hajj inspires Muslims to set aside differences by solidifying their...
Read More »Fatwas of Shia Scholars on Following Sunni Prayer Leaders in Masjid al-Haram & Masjid an-Nabawi
In the Hadiths narrated from Shiite Imams, Shiite people have been strongly advised to say prayers together with non-Shiite Muslims in Masjid al-Ḥarām and Masjid an-Nabawi, to participate in Sunni Muslims’ prayers, and to follow their lead in saying prayers; these are the Hadiths narrated by Shiite Imams; this is …
Read More »You Should Perform Daily Prayer with Non-Shia in Two Holy Mosques: Ayatollah Khamenei
One of the issues which is very important in hajj is the issue of amiability and fraternity. In various narrations issued by the Imams (greetings be upon them), it has been stressed that you should perform daily prayers in...
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