HAJJ the fifth pillar of Islam

All praise is due to ALLAH almighty who made pilgrimage to his old house an act of obedience upon the Muslims from the time of IBRAHIM AS at the time of Muhammad ﷺ and it is One of the world’s largest annual gatherings and a central pillar of the Islamic faith the spiritual journey is meant to purify from the sins and bring closer to our Almighty ALLAH.

In the Holy QURAN, Allah SWT said,

And [mention] when We made the House a place of return for the people and [a place of] security. And obtain [O believers] from the standing place of Abraham as a place of prayer. And We charged Abraham and Ishmael, [saying], “Purify My House for those who perform Tawaf and those who are staying [there] for worship and those who bow and prostrate [in prayer].”(2:125).

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