The history records the Hajj performed by Muhammad (PBUH) as ‘Hajja-tul-Wada’ (The Farewell Hajj). Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) performed Hajj only once in his life, in the last days of his prophet-hood. He performed the pilgrimage at the age of sixty three. By this time, Prophet (PBUH) was able to successfully accomplish his mission of spreading the word ‘deen’ of Allah. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) took the Arabs out of the darkness and provided them with the light of righteousness and success.
He enthuse them to believe in the existence
and oneness of Allah, the exhausted, the master of all the masters, the creator
of this universe, and made them obey Him.
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) united the
people of Arab who used to be disconnected with each other and provide them
with a comprehensive course of action. He talked about the love of Allah for
his people. He communicated that for the success of a society, it is necessary
that it is based upon righteousness, piety and God-consciousness. Prophet
Muhammad (PBUH) delivered the truth to the people and showed them the ultimate
path of success i.e. following Al-Quran.
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Invitations
for Accompanying Muhammad (PBUH) in Hajj – atul – Wada:
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) visualized
the fact that the time for him to depart to heaven is near. Therefore, he
decided to give perfect ending to his journey. He decided to gather his
followers and to deliver them the final sermon covering all the necessary aspects
of life, so that they imprint it on their minds and follow it religiously. To
execute this, he invited his followers from all the parts of Arab to join him
in this Hajj Pilgrimage.
The
Start of the Journey of Hajj – atul – Wada:
Five days before the commencement of
the month of Zul Hajj, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), put of Ihram and left for
Makkah with over 114000 Muslims accompanying him. As he travelled, he recited
“Labbaik! Allahumma Labbaik! Labbaika
Laa shareeka Lak, Inna lHamda wan na’imata lakaa wal mulk, laa shareeka lak”.
Translation: “Here I am at Thy
service, here I am, O’ Lord, here I am to declare that there is no partner with
Thee. All praise and blessings belong to Thee and all sovereignity is Thine. I
am here at Thy service, and Thou hast no partner, O’ Allah.”
Companions of prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
repeated the same call, audibly.
After
Reaching Makkah:
After reaching Makkah on the 5th of
Zul Hajj, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) encircled (Tawaf) Kabbah seven times and
offered two rakat salah at ‘Maqam-e-Ibraheem. While climbing the Mount of Safa,
he said, “There is no god but Allah, He has no partner, all sovereignty and
praise belong to Him. He gives life and brings death. He is All-Powerful and
Supreme over everything.”
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