Hajj Project

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What’s the purpose of hajj.

Hajj… Allah made it obligatory for every Muslim male


and female to perform it once in a lifetime, provided
they have the means and are physically able to do so. It
is one of the five pillars of Islam. It was prescribed in
the sixth year after the Hijrah, the migration of
Messenger (peace be upon him) from Mecca to
Madinah. A Muslim who denies the obligatory nature
of Hajj becomes a disbeliever. A person who has the
ability to make Hajj and does not do so will be
accountable on the Day of Judgment.
Where does hajj take place.
Mecca is the centre of the Islamic world and the
birthplace of both the Prophet Muhammad and the
religion he founded. Located in the Sirat Mountains of
central Saudi Arabia and 45miles inland from the Red
Sea port of Jidda, ancient. By Roman and Byzantine
times it had developed into an important trade and
religious center, and was known as Macoraba. The
sacred land in which Mecca and Medina are located,
known as the Hijaz, is the western region of the
Arabian peninsula, a narrow tract of land about 875
miles long east of the Red Sea with the Tropic of
Cancer running through its centre. The land is called
Hijaz, meaning barrier, because its backbone, the Sarat
Mountains consist of volcanic peaks and natural
depressions creating a stark and rugged environment
dominated by intense sunlight and little rain fall.

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