HAJJ IN THE LIGHT OF QURAN AND HADITH

Abstract

Hajj is the fifth pillar of Islam. The term in the Shari'ah refers to visiting the house of Allah with certain acts of worship on certain days. The historical background of Hajj Baitullah is that the present place of Makkah has been the center of mankind from the very beginning, because this holy place was to be the cradle of civilization, culture and knowledge and mysticism for the coming generations. ۔ A man asked Imam Zayn al-'Abidin (as): Since when is the circumambulation of Bait-e-A? Imam Zayn al-'Abidin (as) said: The Almighty informed the angels about making him their caliph on earth, then he said: I will spread mischief and shed blood. The Almighty said: You do not know what I know. The angels were very much ashamed of their request. They circumambulated the Throne of God three times in a state of distress and supplication. Every day seventy thousand angels circumambulate Bait-ul-Ma'mour and those who circumambulate once do not come again. Then he said to the angels: Build my house on the earth according to its likeness and quantity. Then when Adam and Eve (peace be upon them) came to earth, Adam (peace be upon him) prayed to God: I have been deprived of the pleasure and joy that used to come with the angels in the circumambulation of Bait-ul-Ma'mour. I wish! Let us go back there. Then Allah Almighty said: O Adam, make my house on earth opposite this heavenly house (Bait-ul-Ma'mour) and worship in it you and your children as the angels do around my throne. The time of peace has come. So he rebuilt the ancient foundations according to the divine command with the help of his son Hazrat Ismail (as). In the Qur'an al-Hakim, Allah says:

إِنَّ أَوَّلَ بَيْتٍ وُضِعَ لِلنَّاسِ لَلَّذِي بِبَكَّةَ مُبَارَكًا وَهُدًى لِّلْعَالَمِينَ ' Al-Imran, 3:96)

When the construction was completed, it was ordered to invite all the people of Jahan to come to the house of Allah. This invitation is mentioned in the Qur'an al-Hakim in these words:

وَأَذِّن فِي النَّاسِ بِالْحَجِّ يَتُوكَ رِجَالًا وَعَلَى كُلِّ ضَامِرٍ يَأْتِينَ مِن كُلِّ فَجٍّ عَمِيقٍ ' (Hajj, 22:27)

The first Hajj started after the construction of the Ka'bah as a result of the prophetic call of Hazrat Ibrahim (as). He (sws) under the guidance of Hazrat Jibril Amin (sws) performed Hajj in the company of Ismail (sws) and all the people of Jarham tribe who were present there. First you circumambulated the Ka'bah. Then Safa tried between Marwa. Later, Mani visited him. When Satan was seen in three places, he hit him with Takbir with seven pebbles. He reached Arafat Square on foot, stayed there for the night and from there visited Mina in the morning. Mina stayed, then after completing the rituals of Hajj, he went to his homeland Syria.