Prophet Abraham is considered the founding father of Islam. This document discusses the annual Islamic pilgrimage (Hajj) to Mecca that is obligatory for physically and financially able Muslims. It outlines the important rituals of Hajj including wearing ihram clothing, circling the Kaaba, standing at Mount Arafat, sacrificing animals, and stoning the devil. The Hajj experience aims to foster unity and equality among pilgrims from all over the world.

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Prophet Abraham: The Founding Father 20 Slides including Cover
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Pilgrimage to Makkah
This quick guide outlines the
important aspects of Hajj, the fifth
pillar of Islam and takes you
1 through the journey of a lifetime.
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2. The Pilgrimage to the First House of Worship
Hajj is the pilgrimage to Once-in-a-lifetime
Makkah that involves obligation on those
visiting the House of Muslims who have
Allah and performing the i) the physical and
activities and rituals ii) financial means to
associated with Hajj. undertake the pilgrimage.
“ The first house (of worship) appointed for mankind was “And remember that
that at Makkah: Full of blessings and a centre of guidance when Abraham and
for the whole world; In it are the signs manifest; the place Ishmael raised the
where Abraham stood up to pray; and whosoever enters it foundations of the
attains security…..” ( Quran 3:96, 97) House…” (Quran 2:127)
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3. Fifth Pillar of Islam
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FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Declaring and
believing “There Performing Observing
Undertaking
is no god worthy of the obligatory dawn-to-dusk
worship except Allah Giving charity Pilgrimage to
prayers five abstinence in
and Muhammad Makkah
(pbuh) is His times a day the month of
messenger.” Ramadan
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4. Annual Event
1 2 3 4 5 6
Hajj days 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Islamic Calendar
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
or the Hijri
Calendar is 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
based on the
lunar year. 28 29 30
Hajj falls in the 12th month of the lunar
12
calendar
Dhu al-Hijjah
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5. "And Proclaim the Pilgrimage Among Men”
(pbuh)
Allah addressed Prophet Abraham saying:
“And proclaim the Pilgrimage among men: Number of Hajj Pilgrims
they will come to you on foot and (mounted)
2500000
on every kind of camel, lean on account of
2000000
journeys through deep and distant mountain
1500000
highways;” (22: 27)
1000000
500000
0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Year
“ That they may witness the benefits (provided)
for them,…” (22:28) Data Source: Ministry of Hajj, Saudi Arabia
Graphics: More On Islam Info Graphics
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6. (pbuh)
Prophet Abraham - The Founding Father
(pbuh)
Hallmarks of Prophet’s Abraham’s life
"For me, I have set my face, firmly and truly, towards
Monotheism Him Who created the heavens and the earth, and never
shall I give partners to Allah." ( Quran 6-79)
When his Lord said to him, “Surrender," he promptly
Submission responded, “I have surrendered to the Lord of the
Universe ." ( Quran 2:131)
"And when his Lord tried Abraham with (His)
Struggle commands, and he fulfilled them. He said: “I am going
to make you the leader of mankind” ... (Quran 2:124)
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7. Hajj Revived
(pbuh)
Prophet Abraham’s prayer is granted!
“And when Abraham prayed:
… Our Lord! And raise up in (pbuh)
their midst a messenger Centuries later, Prophet Muhammad rose
from among from the descendants of Abraham and
them who shall recite to proclaimed Islam, the same religion that
them Your Revelations, Abraham had preached.
…You art All-Powerful and All
Wise ” ( Quran 2: 129)
(pbuh)
With Allah’s command, Muhammad
revived the Hajj by restoring its pure
foundations and eliminating all customs of
ignorance.
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8. Hajj at a Glimpse
1 2 3 4 5
Day
 Camping
 Standing from  Stoning the Devil
Activity
noon until dusk  Animal Sacrifice  Camping  Camping
 Camping  Resting  Cutting the hair  Stoning the Devil  Stoning the Devil
 Circling the Kaaba
 Striding between
Hagar hills
Place
Plain of Arafat Mina Valley
Mina Valley Mina Valley Mina Valley
Muzdalifa Kaaba
Day Of Reflection Day of Standing Day of Sacrifice Stoning the Devil Stoning the Devil
 Self-reflection  Seeking  Resolve Against  Repeated  Repeated
Remarks
Allah’s mercy Satan Rejection of resistance to
and forgiveness  House Of Allah: Satan’s Satan’s invitation
Center of Activity temptations
 Searching for
life-saver: In foot
steps of Hagar
(pbuh)
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9. Into Ihram
Some Don’ts in Ihram
Before entering the sacred territory,
pilgrims wear uniform garments that Marital relations
symbolize the universal identity of a
nation that has submitted to Allah. Evil talk or acts
Violence & fighting
Buries the individual trails and egos.
Hunting of Animals
Strips off the distinctions of class,
culture, color, race and nationality.
Observation
The garments are a great leveler too. Who can tell rich from poor? … all these human beings
drawn together by the call of an idea, by the oneness of God………..” - Michael Wolfe,
Author and a Revert to Islam.
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10. Kaaba
Leopold Weiss’s (Muhammad Asad, the Jewish convert to Islam who translated the Qur'an)
observation when he visited Kaaba for the first time:
Goal of longing for so many millions, for so many centuries.. A
very quiet architecture
Builder confined himself to simplest three dimensional form
imaginable- a cube of stone.
No beauty of architecture rhythm and no perfection of line,
however great, could ever do justice to the idea of God
Utter simplicity of the cube, in complete renunciation of all
beauty of line and form
…the simplest that man can conceive is the greatest that
he can do to express the glory of God.
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11. Pilgrim’s Progress
Such (is the Pilgrimage):
whoever honours the sacred
rites of Allah, for him it is
good in the Sight of his Lord.
(Quran 22:30)
Observation
“…I felt very close to God in the holy
place and want to return with my four
daughters so they too can have this
unique experience…” Ali, A British
Convert to Islam. (Source: bbc.co.uk)
Pilgrims marching towards Arafat on the Day of Standing
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12. At Arafat : Seeking Mercy
Pilgrims praying on Mount Arafat, known as the
‘Mountain of Mercy’
Pilgrims
experience
climax of
Hajj at Seeking
Arafat forgiveness
Day spent from the
while Lord of the
The last major address of The sermon is the
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) most influential standing Worlds
known as the LAST human rights noon until
SERMON was delivered charter dusk
here.
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Guidance From the Prophet’s Last Sermon
 All mankind is from Adam and  It is true that you have certain
Eve. rights in regard to your women,
Equality but they also have rights over
 An Arab has no superiority
you.
over a non-Arab nor a non-Arab
has any superiority over an Women’ Rights  Do treat your women well and
Arab; be kind to them, for they are
your partners and committed
 A white has no superiority over
helpers.
a black, nor a black has any Brotherhood
superiority over a white- except  And it is your right that they do
by piety and good action. Men’ Rights not make friends with anyone
of whom you do not approve, as
well as never to be unchaste.
 Remember one day you will
appear before Allah and Accountability
answer for your deeds.  People, no prophet or apostle
will come after me and no new
Path of faith will be born…I leave
Success behind me two things, the
 Allah has forbidden you to Quran and the Sunnah
take usury (interest); …Your
capital, however, is yours to Economics (Prophet’s Way), and if you
follow these you will never go
keep. You will neither inflict astray.
nor suffer any inequity.
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14. Resolve Against Satan, The Avowed Enemy
He (Satan) said: “ … for Satan
"Then will I assault them from is to man an
before them and behind them avowed
enemy! ”
from their right and their left…” (Quran 12:5)
(Quran 7: 17)
Stoning of the Devil
Symbolical in rejection of the
temptation of Satan.
An act of faith and conscience
of fighting the Satanic force.
An act of disabling the evil
forces that divert attention from
the right path
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15. Sacrifice
(pbuh)
“(Abraham) said: O my (pbuh)
“He (Ishmael) said: O my father!
son! I have seen in a dream
Do that which you are
that I must sacrifice you.
commanded. If Allah so wills,
So look, what think you?”
you shall find me of the patient.
(Quran 37:102)
(Quran 37:102)”
“So when they had both submitted their wills (to
Allah), and he had laid him prostrate on his forehead
(for sacrifice), We called out to him "O Abraham!
"You have indeed fulfilled your vision !" - thus do We
reward the righteous." Quran 37:103-105)
And We ransomed him with a momentous sacrifice:
And We left (this blessing) for him among
generations (to come) in later times: (Quran 37:107)
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16. Meat: Allah’s Provision
“Such (is his state) and whoever holds in
honour the symbols of Allah, (in the sacrifice
of animals), such (honour) should come truly
from piety of heart.” (Quran 22: 32)
Photo courtesy: Reliefonline.org and refugeecamp.org
“…you may eat of their flesh and give of it to
the contented ones and to those who ask for
it…” (Quran 22: 36)
The Saudi Project for Utilization of Hajj Meat,
managed by the Islamic Development Bank, distributes
each year, meat from hundreds of thousands of sacrificed
sheep, cows and camels to the poor and needy in Asia,
Africa and other parts of the world.
“It is not their meat nor their blood, that
reaches Allah, but it is your piety that reaches
Him” (Quran 22: 37)
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17. The Unique Hajj Experience
“……….There was over three million
people there and I did not see one
fight. I did not see one person being
rude to the other even though they
were from so many different countries
and cultural backgrounds. It was truly
beautiful, a life-changing experience.”
Giovanni, An American Convert to Islam
(Source: bbc.co.uk)
“… I was lucky to perform Hajj in 2001 A pilgrim taking a break
and ever since I have had a better
understanding of the world…” Reijo
Virk, A Finnish Convert to Islam (Source: bbc.co.uk)
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18. Reflections
“… To be a member of that huge congregation
gathered … in the glorification of God, is to have
one's consciousness impressed by the full - Evelyn
significance of the Islamic ideal, is to be privileged Zeinab
to participate in one of the most soul inspiring Cobbod,
experiences that have ever been granted to A pilgrim
human beings !...” (Source: al-sunnah.com)
“Stripped of our wealth and status, we are clad in
A simple garments. Our true worth remains hidden,
South African except to the One Who knows us. We place our
Pilgrim Creator at the center of our lives, submitting our will to
Remembers His. We affirm His Oneness, commit our lives to Him.
We turn to Him, pouring out our heart’s desires. Why
ask elsewhere when He is All-Encompassing, All-
hearing?”
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19. Malcolm X’ Letter from Makkah
“During the past eleven days here in the
Muslim world, I have eaten from the
same plate, drunk from the same glass,
and slept in the same bed, (or on the
same rug) -- while praying to the same
God -- with fellow Muslims, whose eyes
were the bluest of blue, whose hair was
the blondest of blond, and whose skin
was the whitest of white.
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We were truly all the same (brothers) --
because their belief in one God had
removed the 'white' from their minds, the
'white' from their behavior, and the 'white'
from their attitude.” – El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz
(Malcolm X)
"This letter was sent from Malcolm to his assistants, new Muslim Mosque, press and his wife, during the
conclusion of his pilgrimage to Mecca. The content is reproduced from The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told
to Alex Haley“ (From http://www.africawithin.com/malcolmx/letter_from_mecca.htm)
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20. Learn More…
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messages for all who are endowed
 Muhammad (Critical Lives) with insight" (Quran 3:190)
 Islam Primer
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