 is one of the five pillars of Islam. Every adult Muslim (male or female) who has the physical and financial means is<strong> required to travel to Mecca to perform the Hajj</strong> once in his or her lifetime. In Mecca, Muslims from all over the world gather in a display of faith, unity, and solidarity by recreating the ritual that the <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>prophet Muhammad performed in his last pilgrimage.</em></span>
<h3>PREPARİNG FOR THE HAJJ</h3>
Types of Hajj: Muslims have three different options when it comes to performing the Hajj. Each offers a <em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">slightly different experience</span></em> in terms of the rituals performed and the timeline of events on the pilgrimage. One of these three types of pilgrimage is Tamattu’:
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Tamattu'is the most common form of pilgrimage</strong></span> and the one recommended by the prophet Muhammad himself. Tamattu' involves the pilgrim performing the rites of the minor pilgrimage ritual known as Umrah, then performing the rites of the Hajj. As this is the <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>most common type of pilgrimage</strong></span> I will follow the steps of this hajj in my explanation.
The second type of hajj is called Qiran. In this option, the pilgrim performs the rites of both the Umrah and Hajj in one continuous act with no "break" in the middle.
Final type is Ifraad. This form of pilgrimage involves <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>performing only the rites of the Hajj</strong></span> - not of the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Umrah as well.</span> This form of pilgrimage is also notable for being the only one that does not require animal sacrifice.)
HOW TO PERFORM HAJJ
The Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca) is one of the five pillars of Islam. Every adult Muslim (male or female) who has the physical and financial means is required to travel to Mecca to perform the Hajj once in his or her lifetime. In Mecca, Muslims from all over the world gather in a display of faith, unity, and solidarity by recreating the ritual that the prophet Muhammad performed in his last pilgrimage.
PREPARİNG FOR THE HAJJ
Types of Hajj: Muslims have three different options when it comes to performing the Hajj. Each offers a slightly different experience in terms of the rituals performed and the timeline of events on the pilgrimage. One of these three types of pilgrimage is Tamattu’:
Tamattu’is the most common form of pilgrimage and the one recommended by the prophet Muhammad himself. Tamattu’ involves the pilgrim performing the rites of the minor pilgrimage ritual known as Umrah, then performing the rites of the Hajj. As this is the most common type of pilgrimage I will follow the steps of this hajj in my explanation.
The second type of hajj is called Qiran. In this option, the pilgrim performs the rites of both the Umrah and Hajj in one continuous act with no “break” in the middle.
Final type is Ifraad. This form of pilgrimage involves performing only the rites of the Hajj – not of the Umrah as well. This form of pilgrimage is also notable for being the only one that does not require animal sacrifice.
