Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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The Spirit of Hajj June 25, 2023

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Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Hadith no. 758
“to aaj hum isi mauzu par charcha karenge Fareeda apa ke sath. to chaliye unhi se baat cheet karte hain. Assalamualikum apa kaise hain aap? Alihamdulillah, aap khairiyat se hain. Ji armadullah apa. Apa Hazrat Abu Huraira ki ek riwayat hai ke Rasulullah ne ek martaba farmaya ke among the days there are ten days of Zul Hajj which are like the most by Allah to be worshipped.”
Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith no. 1521
what separates true hajj from a mere shopping trip
“In this journey too the pilgrim has to endure great hardship”
Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith no. 3364
the full story of Hajra: abandonment, Zamzam, and building the Kaaba
“There is a popular saying: a woman is behind all great things”
Quran 37:102 · As-Saffat
Ibrahim's dream to sacrifice Ismail and the true meaning of qurbani
“Hajj is the repeated reenactment of the life of prophet Ibrahim”
Quran 4:125 · An-Nisa
Ibrahim's dream to sacrifice Ismail and the true meaning of qurbani
“Hajj is the repeated reenactment of the life of prophet Ibrahim”
Quran 37:107 · As-Saffat
Ibrahim's dream to sacrifice Ismail and the true meaning of qurbani
“Hajj is the repeated reenactment of the life of prophet Ibrahim”
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 19283
hadith on sacrifice, and the mistake of buying costly animals
“The companions asked, what is the significance of these sacrifices?”
Quran 22:37 · Al-Hajj
why sacrifice must be physically enacted, not just read about
“Man came into this world to prepare himself for the hereafter”
Tartib al-Amali by al-Shajari: 2481
Hasan al-Basri's definition of an accepted hajj
“Hajj-e-Mabroor is one from which a man returns detached from the world”
Al-Maghazi by Al-Waqidi, vol. 3, p. 1111
hajj as an annual rehearsal of the prophetic dawah mission
“The mission's implementation actually began at the time of prophet Ibrahim”
Sahih Muslim, Hadith no. 2901
“To ismein kuch log keh rahe hain ke matlab woh setting ho jati hai. Kuch log kehte hain ke bahut khatra hai. To abhi uske upar bilkul conclusive koi answer nahi hua hai lekin jo ek hadith hai ke Qayamat ke qareeb suraj jo hai ulti direction mein niklega.”