HAJJ

“Hajj” means literally “to set out for a place”. For a Muslim, that place is the Holy City of Makkah.

Three Ways of Performing Hajj

Circumambulation of Kaaba

There are three ways of performing the Hajj.

• Hajj al-Tamattu’
• Hajj al-Ifrad
• Hajj al-Qiran

 

Notes on different types of Tawaf

Haram during peak season

Tawaf is the circumambulation seven times of the Holy Kaaba.

Each circumambulation (shawt) starts from the Black Stone (al-Hajar al-Aswad).

You should move off from the Black Stone counter-clockwise.

Each circuit is completed when you return to the Black Stone and perform the Istilam (the kissing, touching or pointing to the Stone).

On completion of seven circuits, continue to move counter-clockwise until you reach your point of exit.

There are five types of Tawaf.

• - Tawaf al-Qudum
• - Tawaf al-Ifadha
• - Tawaf al-Wadaa
• - Tawaf al-Nafl
• - Tawaf al-Umrah

Hajj Today

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The following sections explain the rituals of Hajj.

• Preparation for Hajj (Purification)
• The Rituals/Stages of the Hajj
• How modern technology has been employed to facilitate the Hajj

 

 

King ‘Abdul ‘Azeez makes a clarification of the term “Wahhabism”

Posted: Jun 6th, 2003
Author: King ‘Abdul ‘Azeez ibn ’Abdur Rahmaan al-Sa’ud (:rahim:)
Source: Mujmalu I’tiqaadil A’immatis-Salafee, Pages 117-118

King ‘Abdul ‘Azeez (رحمه الله) said:

“They have labeled us with the term ‘Wahhabiyoon’, and they have named our madhhab as ‘Wahhabi’ considering it as a specific madhhab, and this is a wicked mistake, appearing from the false propaganda which has been spread by the people of gossip. We are not the people of a new madhhab or new ‘aqeedah. Our ‘aqeedah is the ‘aqeedah of the rightly guided predecessors, we respect the four Imaams and we make no distinction between Maalik, ash-Shaafi’ee, Ahmad, and Abu Haneefah, all of them are deeply respected in our view.

This ‘aqeedah is the one, that was re-established by Shaykhul Islaam, Muhammad bin ‘Abdul Wahaab (رحمه الله), and the one that he called towards. This is our ‘aqeedah and it is the structured ‘aqeedah upon the tawheed of Allaah (سبحانه وتعالى), free from defect, far removed from any innovation.”