Hajj & Umrah, - *The Greatest Objective of Hajj - I

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Worshipping Allaah The Almighty alone, making one’s heart Allaah-conscious, having tongues oft-remembering of Allaah, having the body's organs preoccupied with fulfilling the rituals ofHajjand spending effort and wealth in every aspect drawing the person nearer to Allaah are the greatest goals behind the greatHajj.
This is a novel arrangement of worship that affects the individual’s heart, soul, mind, words and deeds as well as affecting the entireUmmah)Muslim nation( during the process of performing these rituals and glorifying these holy sites. This is an immense matter that is deserving of our attention because it is connected to annulling the foul practices of the pre-Islamic era, refuting its falsities, and putting an end to its discrimination and racism.
It is an amazing scene that deserves reflection and contemplation. It is the very process of remolding the Muslim duringHajj- remolding him within the Islamic Sharee‘ah and the guidance of the Prophet Muhammad.
Tawheed)monotheism( dates back to the start of creation on the day whenAadam)Adam(obeyed his Lord whereas Satan refused to obey Allaah The Almighty. Hence, the believing person was distinguished by his worshipping Allaah alone and avoiding the way of Satan in terms of ungratefulness, arrogance and haughtiness, and then in avoiding Satan’s whispers and seductions.
When we look into our deep-rootedness in history that dates back to the father of the Prophets,Ibraaheem)Abraham(we will find the first mark and sign of Tawheed. Allaah The Almighty Says )what means(:
*.}And ]mention, O Muhammad[, when We designated for Ibraaheem the site of the House, ]saying[, "Do not associate anything with Me and purify My House for those who perform Tawaaf ]circumambulation[ and those who stand ]in prayer[ and those who bow and prostrate.{]Quran 22:26[ This is so that it would be the foremost landmark ofTawheedsince the establishment of the House of Allaah. Also:
*.}And We charged Ibraaheem and Ismaa‘eel )Ishmael(, ]saying[, "Purify My House for those who perform Tawaaf and those who are staying ]there[ for worship and those who bow and prostrate ]in prayer[.{]Quran 2:125[ Such purification is meant to eradicate any violation or infringement of Tawheed or of attachment to anything other than Allaah The Almighty.
In light of thisTawheed, we reflect uponHajjand the guidance of the Prophetwhen he came toMakkahfor‘Umrat Al-Qadhaa’)the compensatory lesser-Hajj( following theAl-Hudaybiyahtreaty. He headed for the House of Allaah, glorifying it and without paying any attention to the idols and false gods erected around theKa‘bahthat contradicted monotheism and worshipping Allaah alone. However, when he enteredMakkahas a conqueror, he struck the three-hundred and sixty idols around the Ka‘bah with his crook and stick, bringing them down to the ground by the hand ofTawheedwhile reciting the verse )which means(:}And say, "Truth has come, and falsehood has departed. Indeed is falsehood, ]by nature[, ever bound to depart."{]Quran 17:81[ The Prophetdismounted from his riding animal and refused to enter the House.Ibn ‘Abbaasand his father, narrated,“When the Prophetentered Makkah, he refused to enter the House with the idols therein. He ordered them to be taken out. There was an image depicting Ibraaheem and Ismaa‘eel, may Allaah exalt their mention, holding divining arrows in their hands like the polytheists. The Prophetsaid:‘May Allaah kill them )the polytheists(! They know that they )Ibraaheem and Ismaa‘eel( never used divining arrows.’Then, he entered the House declaring Takbeer )Allaah is the greatest( in its corners and went out without praying.”]Al-Bukhaari[
The next year, when the Prophetwas in total control ofMakkah, he did not leave forHajjand sentAbu Bakrleading a small group of the Companions.Abu Hurayrahsaid,“Abu Bakr sent me - in the ninth year when he led people in Hajj - along with other announcers on the day of sacrifice to announce publicly that, 'No polytheist is allowed to perform Hajj after this year and no naked person is allowed to perform the Tawaaf around the Ka‘bah...'”]Al-Bukhaari[ This abolished all the signs and foul customs of Shirk )polytheism(. Polytheists claimed that they made Tawaaf around the Ka‘bah naked in order not to wear the clothes that they had committed sins and transgressed in. Allaah The Almighty Says )what means(:}And their prayer at the House was not except whistling and handclapping. So taste the punishment for what you disbelieved.{]Quran 8:35[ The Prophetwanted to nullify all these practices. The Hadeeth ofAbu Hurayrahcontinues,“…Then he )the Messenger of Allaah( sent ‘Ali to read out Surat Baraa’ah )Chapter At-Tawbah( before people on the day of the greater Hajj.”]Al-Bukhaari[ This announced that Allaah The Almighty and His Messengerare disassociated from the polytheists. It was a declaration of Tawheed indicating disassociation from everything that contradicts it and annulling the practices of Jaahiliyyah )pre-Islamic ignorance(. All of this was confirmed in every move made during the Hajj ofAbu Bakrand the Prophet.

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