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4. Hajj
• Hajj falls in the month Dhul Hijjah
• Dhul Hijja is the 12th month of the Islamic lunar
calendar
• Whoever does Hajj becomes cleansed of all past
sins.
• Eid-ul-Adha is celebrated on 10th of Dhul Hijjah
and offer sacrifice (Qurbani)
5. Ibrahim
Ibrahim
is given title of “Khaleelullah” –
A friend of Allah.
In the Qur‟an Allah
says:
“And who is better in religion than one who submits
himself to Allah while being a doer of good and follows
the religion of Ibrahim, inclining toward truth? And Allah
took Ibrahim as an intimate friend.”
(An-Nissa (The Women): 125)
6. Why did Allah
friend?
choose him as a
• Ibrahim
„s repeatedly tested by Allah
at different times and he passed every test with
flying colors. He accepted all commands and
sacrificed for Allah
.
And so as a result of passing all these tests, Allah
rewards him by making him a leader of the
people as stated in the ayah.
7. Ibrahim
is made a Leader
“And [mention, O Muhammad], when Ibrahim
was tried by his Lord with commands and he
fulfilled them. [ Allah ] said, "Indeed, I will make
you a leader for the people." ”
[Surah Al-Baqarah (The Cow): 124]
8. Story of Bibi Hajrah
• Ibrahim was blessed with a son,
Ismail
.
• Ismail
as just a baby when Allah
commanded Ibrahim
to take his wife and
son to the desert of Arabia (which is Makkah
now), and leave them there.
• He left a jug of water with them. There wasn‟t
any other person around.
9. Story of Bibi Hajrah
• Bibi Hajrah asked her husband where he was
going and why he was leaving them behind in
that place. He did not answer as he was told to
not answer.
• Then Bibi Hajrah asked Ibrahim
, “Did
Allah
command you to do this?” He
replied, “Yes.” She did not question him any
more and said if Allah
has commanded He
will take care of us.
10. • She stayed there with Ismail
. The jug of water
finished. The baby started crying until finally she set
out looking for water. She saw the mountains of Safaa
and Marwa and went there to see if she could find
water.
• She did this 7 times. This is known as Sae‟ee. Every
time she reached one mountain she would climb up to
see Ismail
.She saw nothing, no water and no
human.
11. Ibrahim
made a du‟a as he left Makkah.
“Our Lord, I have settled some of my descendants in an
uncultivated valley near Your sacred House, our
Lord, that they may establish prayer. So make hearts
among the people incline toward them and provide for
them from the fruits that they might be grateful.”
(Surah Ibrahim :37)
12. Du’a during Sa’ee
“Indeed, as-Safa and al-Marwah are among the symbols of
Allah . So whoever makes Hajj to the House or performs
'umrah - there is no blame upon him for walking
between them. And whoever volunteers good - then
indeed, Allah is appreciative and Knowing.”
(Surah Al-Baqarah (The Cow): 158)
13. • Allah
is indeed
Merciful. When Bibi
Hajrah returned to Ismail
, she found a spring
of water gushing beneath
the feet of her son. Allah
had ordered it to gush.
The words that came out of
her mouth were, “Zam
Zam.” (Stop, Stop).
• The spring came to be
known as the well of Zam
Zam.
• A tribe passing by asked to
share and settled there.
14. Ibrahim
built.
comes back. Kaaba is
•Allah
had now ordered him to build His house
and directed them to the site where the construction
would be done.
• Both Ibrahim and Ismail
(Alaihummussalaam)
began building the Kaaba.
15. Du’a of the two Prophets while they
built the Kaaba
“And [mention] when Ibrahim was raising the foundations
of the House and [with him] Ismail, [saying], "Our
Lord, accept [this] from us. Indeed You are the
Hearing, the Knowing.”
Surah Al-Baqarah (The Cow):127
16. Another Du’a Of Ibrahim
“And [mention] when Ibrahim said, "My Lord, make this
a secure city and provide its people with fruits - whoever
of them believes in Allah and the Last Day." [ Allah ] said.
"And whoever disbelieves - I will grant him enjoyment
for a little; then I will force him to the punishment of the
Fire, and wretched is the destination.”
(Surah Al-Baqarah (The Cow) :126)
17. Kaaba
• Kaaba is also known as Haram
• Another two names are Bait-ul-Ateeq and Baitul-Haram
18. Importance of Making Du’a
• We learn the importance of making du‟a and
especially when we do a good deed, we have to
pray for its acceptance.
19. Maqam-e-Ibrahim
While they were constructing
the
Kaaba,
Ismail
, would bring the stones to his
father, who would place them
in the right place. They had
raised the walls of the
Kaaba, Ismail
got a stone
on
which
Ibrahim
, stood to raise the walls even
more. This stone still has his
footprints on it.
Praying two Rakah Nafil
Salah here after performing
Tawaaf around Kaaba has
great reward.
Maqam-e-Ibrahim –
means place where
Ibrahim
stood.
20. “And [mention] when We made the House a place of
return for the people and [a place of] security. And
take, [O believers], from the standing place of Abraham
a place of prayer. And We charged Ibrahim and
Ismail, [saying], "Purify My House for those who
perform Tawaf and those who are staying [there] for
worship and those who bow and prostrate [in prayer].“
Al-Baqarah (The Cow):125”
21. Hajr-e-Aswad – The Black Stone
•It is stone of Jannah
•The Hajr e Aswad was
sparkling because of its pure
whiteness, and it enlightened
the north, south, east and
west. People‟s sin have
turned it black.
•Tawaaf begins from here.
•Rasul Allah
would kiss
and cry over this stone.
22. Allah commands call for Hajj
• When the Kaaba is completed, Ibrahim
is
ordered to call people for Hajj. But there is no
one there!
• Ibrahim
pleaded, "O Allah, how shall my
voice reach all humankind?" Almighty Allah told
him that his duty was only to make the call and
that it was up to Allah to make it heard by
people. Ibrahim
then climbed Mount
`Arafat and, as loud as he could, yelled, "O
People, verily, Allah has prescribed Hajj for
you, so perform it."
23. Allah
says in the Qur’an:
“And proclaim to the people the Hajj [pilgrimage]; they
will come to you on foot and on every lean camel; they
will come from every distant pass –”
(Al-Hajj:27)
24. Hajj
• One of 5 pillars of Islam
• Reward of doing Hajj: "Whoever performs Hajj
and does not commit any obscenity or
transgression shall return [free from sins] as he
was on the day his mother gave birth to him."
(Al-Bukhari)
• Has to be carried out once in a lifetime if
conditions allow.
• Rituals of Hajj begin on 8th Dhul Hijjah
28. • There are no days greater in the sight of Allah
(including Ramadan) in which righteous deeds
are more beloved to Him than these 10 days so
during these days”
• Recite Tahleel:
• Recite Takbeer:
• Recite Tahmeed:
(Ahmad)
La ilaha ill Allah
Allahu Akbar
Alhumdulillah
29. Sacrifice of Ibrahim and Ismail (AS)
• Ibrahim
as blessed with both of his sons in
his old age. Ismail
was his elder son.
• When Ismail
grew up to be a young
man, Ibrahim
saw a dream for three nights.
He finally realized that Allah
was
commanding him to sacrifice his son.
30. “And when he reached with him [the age of] exertion, he
said, "O my son, indeed I have seen in a dream that I
[must] sacrifice you, so see what you think." He said, "O
my father, do as you are commanded. You will find me, if
Allah wills, of the steadfast.”
(Surah As-Saffat (Those Who Set the Ranks): 102)
31. •And when they had both submitted and he put him
down upon his forehead,
•We called to him, "O Ibrahim,
•You have fulfilled the vision." Indeed, We thus reward
the doers of good.
(Surah As-Saffat (Those Who Set the Ranks): 103-105)
32. • Indeed, this was the clear trial.
• And We ransomed him with a great sacrifice,
• And We left for him [favorable mention] among later
generations:
(Surah As-Saffat (Those Who Set the Ranks): 106-108)
33. Learning
• We learn how obedient Ismail
was as a son.
No argument with his father, no questioning, but
just acceptance of what was ordered to him.
