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Stories of the modern pilgrimage
The Hajj pilgrimage unites Muslims globally, emphasizing equality and humility. Participants wear simple white garments, leaving material possessions behind. This profound spiritual journey, involving prayer and reflection, often leads to personal transformation. Souvenirs include dates and zamzam water, symbolizing the experience's lasting impact. Created by British Museum.
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- At3:00The child says a cave called Da Hera (probably butchered the spelling), is this spiritually important or just a cave?(3 votes)
- It is the Hira cave.The cave in which Prophet Muhammed (S.A.W) first got a revelation.(17 votes)
- Why does everyone need to wear the same clothes?(1 vote)
- We are all equal in Islam. During the pilgrimage, when everyone is dressed the same, the equality is shown by dress.(10 votes)
- Why do Muslim women have to ware those head dresses?(2 votes)
- I agree that the head dress is not firstly introduced by Islam. However, in Islam, the muslim women are asked to wear the head covering (khimar in arabic) after the revelation of the Quranic verse that can be found in Surah ('chapter') 24, verse 31.
This verse shows the muslim women on how to be modest by 'drawing their head dress over their chest'. During the pre-Islam time, the women used to tie their head dresses across their forehead to cover their heads, and letting it flow to their back. This verse simply ask the women to bring the cover infront of their chest, as a sign of modesty, instead of letting it flow behind their shoulders and back.
Hope this satisfies the curious minds! :)(3 votes)
- Is the Haj often a family affair, would a family save up so they could all go together?(1 vote)
- I don't know about other countries, but in Iran, besides families and couples and individuals, there are also groups of (college) students going on Hajj together, usually by the financial help of the college.(4 votes)
- who was the first bilal(1 vote)
- Bilal was a man who was a freed slave. When the command for prayer was given to the Muslims, they were looking for a way that they can call the people to prayer, like some type of announcement. Bilal had a dream of the Athan (call to prayer) and since then all muslim men, when they say the Athan to call people to prayer, they do the same one Bilal had in his dream.(4 votes)
- Do Muslims believe that zum zum water can heal them? What do they use the water for? Do they drink it or what?(2 votes)
- I got this here: https://wikiislam.net/wiki/Drinking_Zamzam_Water_and_its_Health_Risks#Miraculous_Status_Within_Islam
Please let me know if it answers your question.
One of the miracles of ZamZam water is its ability to satisfy both thirst and hunger. One of the Companions of the Prophet said that before Islam, the water was called 'shabbaa'ah' or satisfying. It was filling and helped them nourish their families. More recently, in the last few decades, samples of ZamZam water have been collected by scientists and they have found certain peculiarities that make the water healthier, like a higher level of calcium.
Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) said it has healing effects. This is why pilgrims to Makkah to this day collect it in bottles, to bring back for relatives and friends back home who are ill.
It is also reported also that the Prophet rubbed the gums of his two grandchildren - Hassan and Hussain - with dates and ZamZam. It was also reported that the Prophet used to carry the water of ZamZam in pitchers and water skins back to Madinnah.
He used to sprinkle it over the sick and make them drink it.
In some Hadith, it has been reported that the water of ZamZam has healing effects. In one Hadith it is said: Narrated by Jabir that the Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) said: "Water of ZamZam is good for whatever purpose it has been drunk. In another Hadith the Prophet said "Water of ZamZam is a healer of every disease. Muslims throughout the world do believe that the water is blessed and accordingly it is considered as one of the best gift to be offered.[2](1 vote)
- How many people visit Mecca in a year?(1 vote)
- Today, more then 15 million Muslims visit Mecca annually, including several million during the days of the hajj (pilgrimage).(1 vote)
- Haji is a Muslim who has gone on a pilgrimage to Mecca. It's part of the Five Pillars of Islam.(2 votes)
- zum-zum water .what is the meaning(1 vote)
- Pure Water....It started gushing from the ground thousand's of years ago when Hazrat Ismail (AS) wanted water and he rubbed his foot on the ground(2 votes)
- When did people start visiting Mecca? Why?(1 vote)
Video transcript
I took my mother, took my father, took my
wife I took my mother-in-law, I took my sisters I went on the Hajj with my best friend and
my husband My dad, my mum, my brother, and my other brother
and my sister and my cousin and my aunty and my uncle and
my grandma and my other cousin The Ihram, you have to have that on which for many is two pieces of cloth, very
very basic that's what you have to wear Two white sheets that are resembling the shroud that people will wear on the day they die
and the day they're resurrected When I was at Heathrow Airport I decided to
put it on then A lot of people decided to put it on just before
they reach the boundary so everybody rushes to the bathrooms on the
aeroplane You're surrounded by people from all over
the world that are dressed in exactly the same thing so you left all of your material things behind No rich, no poor, everyone's the same, equal equal in the Muslim religion It was very strange wearing two towels basically When I went I just burst into tears and I
cried for fifteen minutes When you stand on the plane and you see three,
four million people around you it's just an amazing sight It's the first time in my life something had
really just hit me to the core Profound spiritual experience and my perspective
on life had totally changed And so all you do is you eat, you pray, you
sleep, that is it I just found it really beautiful and also the fact that everybody around me
was doing that too The entire experience of such a journey as
if it is growing on me and in return I'm growing to live up to its,
if you like, demands, spiritual demands If you want to know how the day of judgment
feels you go for Hajj because it's just between you and God I actually forgot that I had three children
that I'd left behind and after I'd finished the Hajj, I thought oh my god I wonder how my three kids are I wanted to go up the mountain to this cave
called Gar Hira but my dad said it was too steep and I was
too young So when I'm older I want to do that It's meant to cleanse all your sins and that's how I felt and that's how I still feel sorry Spiritually I brought an awful lot back from
Mecca I didn't really bring back tangible objects
it was more mental and psychological I try and bring something different back every
year dates of course dates, brought a lot of dates from Medina some zamzam water zamzam water zamzam water The one piece of jewellery I bought myself
back as a way of memento is the locket I'm wearing at the minute