{"id":295,"date":"2016-03-02T19:45:38","date_gmt":"2016-03-02T19:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sabireent.com\/?page_id=295"},"modified":"2016-03-02T19:47:44","modified_gmt":"2016-03-02T19:47:44","slug":"hajj-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sabireent.com\/index.php\/hajj-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Hajj Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><strong>Day 1: 8 th Dhul Hijja<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: black;\"><br \/>\nOn the first day of the Hajj, pilgrims sweep out of Makkah towards Mina , (a small uninhabited village east of Makkah). Pilgrims generally spend their time meditating and praying, as the Prophet (\ufdfa) did on his pilgrimage.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: black;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Day 2: 9 th Dhul Hijja<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: black;\"><br \/>\nDuring the second day, the 9th of Zul-Hijjah, pilgrims leave Mina for the plain field of &#8216;Arafat for the wuquf, &#8220;The Standing,&#8221; the central rite of the Hajj. Some pilgrims gather at the Mount of Mercy (Jabal Al-Rahmah), where the Prophet (\ufdfa) delivered his unforgettable Farewell Sermon.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: black;\"><br \/>\n<strong>After the sunset on 9 th Dhul Hijja<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: black;\"><br \/>\nJust after sunset, the mass of pilgrims proceeds to Muzdalifah , an open plain field about halfway between &#8216;Arafat and Mina. There they first perform Maghrib &amp; Isha prayers and then collect at least 49\/70 of chickpea-sized pebbles to use when stoning Satan on the following days.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: black;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Day 3: (Eid Day) Beginning of the day; 10 th Dhul Hijja<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: black;\"><br \/>\nAfter performing Fajar in Muzdalifah and before daybreak on this day, pilgrims move in masse from Muzdalifah to Mina . There they cast at white pillars the pebbles they have previously collected from Muzdalifah. According to some traditions, this practice is associated with Prophet Ibrahim (PBUH). As pilgrims throw seven pebbles at each of these pillars, they remember the story of Satan&#8217;s attempt to persuade Ibrahim (PBUH) to disregard ALLAH&#8217;s command to sacrifice his son.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: black;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Mid day of 3: (Eid Day) Beginning of the day; 10 th Dhul Hijja<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: black;\"><br \/>\nFollowing the casting of the pebbles, pilgrims are expected to sacrifice a goat, sheep\u00a0<strong>(the group will do it for you),<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: black;\"><br \/>\n<strong>After the Qurbani:<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: black;\"><br \/>\nMen either shave their heads or clip their hair, and women cut off a symbolic lock, to mark their partial deconsecration. This is done as a symbol of humility. You are now allowed to take off your Ihram and put on everyday clothes. On this day Muslims around the world share the happiness the pilgrims feel and join them by performing identical, individual sacrifices in a worldwide celebration of &#8216;Id al-Adha, &#8221; the Festival of Sacrifice .&#8221;<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: black;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Day 4: (11 th Dhul Hijja) either perform tawaf e Ziyarah &amp; Sa&#8217;ey or spend the day in Mina<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: black;\"><br \/>\npilgrims may visit Makkah to perform another essential rite of the Hajj: the tawaf\u00a0<strong>(this could be done on day 10, 11 or 12 of Dhul Hijja)<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>. After completing the tawaf, pilgrims pray, preferably behind the Station of Ibrahim (if possible), the site where Ibrahim (PBUH) stood while he built the Ka&#8217;bah. Thereafter, pilgrims may also try to drink Zamzam water (if possible).<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: black;\"><br \/>\nAnother, and sometimes final, rite is the sa&#8217;y, or &#8220;the running.&#8221; This is a reenactment of a memorable episode in the life of Bibi Hajra (PBUH), who was taken into what the Qur&#8217;an calls the &#8220;uncultivable valley&#8221; of Makkah, with her infant son Ishmael, to settle there.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: black;\"><br \/>\nThe sa&#8217;y commemorates Bibi Hajra\u2019s (PBUH) frantic search for water to quench Ishmael&#8217;s (PBUH) thirst. She ran back and forth seven times between two rocky hillocks, al-Safa and al-Marwah, until she found the sacred water known as Zamzam . This water, which sprang forth miraculously under Ishmael&#8217;s tiny feet, is now enclosed in a marble chamber the Ka&#8217;bah.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: black;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Day 5 &amp; 6: (12 th Dhul Hijja) either perform tawaf e Ziyarah &amp; Sa&#8217;ey or spend the day in Mina<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: black;\"><br \/>\nPilgrims may spend the dayin Mina, where they stay up to the 12th or 13th day of Zul-Hijjah. There they throw their remaining pebbles at each Satan in the manner either practiced or approved by the Prophet (\ufdfa).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day 1: 8 th Dhul Hijja On the first day of the Hajj, pilgrims sweep out of Makkah towards Mina , (a small uninhabited village east of Makkah). Pilgrims generally spend their time meditating and praying, as the Prophet (\ufdfa) did on his pilgrimage. 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