Hajj is among the five mainstays of Islam that establish the frameworks of a Muslim’s life. It is occupant upon each intellectually, truly and monetarily capable Muslim to perform Hajj in any event once in the course of their life.
Allah says in the Quran: “Hajj to the House is an obligation that humankind owes to Allah, the individuals who can bear the cost of the costs.” [Surah Aal-e-Imran: 97]
Hajj is a delightful demonstration of love, a custom that represents total accommodation to Allah SWT. There is a colossal intelligence and reason behind Hajj. Hajj is an exceptionally extensive type of love, it is the finish of all the rest of the mainstays of Islam. The fundamental reason for Hajj is the dutifulness of Almighty Allah, to recognize that all that we own is a gift that He gave to us, so we ought not join our hearts to the common belongings and thus commit ourselves totally to the unrivaled, Allah, as He SWT says in the Quran:
“What’s more, (recollect) when We demonstrated Ibrahim(AS) the site of the House (saying): ‘Partner nothing with Me, and bless My House for the individuals who circumambulate it, and the individuals who stand up (for petition), and the individuals who bow and make surrender (in supplication).” [Surah al-Hajj: 26-27]
The loftiness of this excursion must be comprehended when one understands who he/she is going to visit: The place of Allah SWT on this planet, SubhanAllah!
Directly from the earliest starting point, Hajj fills in as an implication for the excursion of the Hereafter. Before leaving on this blessed journey, the Muslim travelers (or Hajis) need to wear Ihram, which is the clothing regulation for Hajj. There is no specific limitation for ladies, they can wear any humble attire which keeps up their Hijab, if it isn’t made of silk. For men, it comprises of two un-sewn bits of white material, sounds natural? Truly, Ihram is representative to Muslim’s entombment clothing or “Kafan”! At the point when a Muslim kicks the bucket, his/her body is enveloped by white cover (kafan) before it is sent to the last resting place, the grave. Kafan, consequently, represents the start of our last excursion, which starts directly after an individual passes on. Similarly, when a Pilgrim wears Ihram, he is being helped to remember his definitive excursion of Hereafter. At the point when he takes off his sewed attire to dress into Ihram, according to the sets of Almighty Allah, he is relinquishing his material wants and connections, subsequently, obtaining a condition of humbleness, modesty and accommodation to his lone Lord.
Allah is the most Merciful, almost certainly, He is Ar-Rahmaan and Ar-Raheem. It is one of His multitudinous gifts that He permits us to encounter the emblematic condition of the great beyond, allowing us to transform us and return our hearts while we despite everything can. At the point when every single Muslim pioneer assemble at the place where there is Arafah during Hajj, it fills in as a token of the guaranteed Day of Judgment, when every person will be remaining at a similar spot, on a similar ground, before Allah SWT, sitting tight for their last fate, to harvest what they planted.
Hajj is an incredible abundance of Allah SWT. It permits the explorers to enjoy the showers of leniency presented to them by Almighty Allah, when they perform Hajj with the most perfect expectations and complete adherence to the recommended excellencies and qualities. The Prophet SAW stated:
“There is no custom corresponding to an affirmed Hajj, and there is no award for it not as much as Paradise. An explorer turns out to be (so unadulterated) like an infant. When the travelers complete their customs, they will be told: ‘You’ve fabricated a development at that point don’t decimate it. Your past is excused, at that point deal with your future.'”
Indeed, unadulterated like another conceived child, Allah-o-Akbar!
Hajj wonderfully represents the uniformity of every single person before Allah SWT. At the point when Muslims from everywhere throughout the world, regardless of the distinctions in their societal position, race, sexual orientation, shading and ethnicity, perform Hajj wearing a similar dress, adhering to similar principles and guidelines, saying similar supplications simultaneously in a similar way, it shows the most significant message of Islam, the idea of equity of humankind. The main inclination according to Allah is devotion. The Quran states in Verse (49:13):
” O humanity! We made you from a solitary (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into countries and clans, that you may know one another. Verily the most regarded of you in seeing Allah is (he who is) the most honorable of you. Also, Allah has full information and is all around familiar (with all things)”
The yearly show of Muslims in Makkah during Hajj likewise delineates the solidarity of Muslim Ummah to rest of the world. At the point when Muslims of various nationalities and races collect at one place and get an opportunity to associate with one another, it instills and fortifies the feelings of fellowship, positive attitude and amicability among them, which make Pilgrims progressively lenient and caring towards one another. Henceforth the exciting excursion of Hajj purifies Muslims profoundly as well as serves to unite the Ummah, joining them in a solid bond which is established on the standards of Islam, as Allah uncovered in the Quran:
“The devotees are nothing else than siblings. So make compromise between your siblings, and dread Allah, that you may get leniency.” [Al-Hujjurat, 49:10]
To make the Hajj worthy or “maqbool”, cleansing of heart and a push to raise it to an express that is permissible by Allah SWT, is compulsory. Knowing the genuine reason, soul and noteworthiness of Hajj, mindfulness that Allah is continually looking out for us and the dread of responsibility will help us in getting ready for this hypnotizing excursion of a lifetime in sha’Allah!