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Read and explain the following.
Hajj
, or pilgrimage, is the fifth pillar
of Islam.
Hajj
is the journey to the Holy
Ka’bah
, the Sacred House of Allah,
in Makkah for the purpose of wor-
shipping Allah in a very special way.
Hajj
is performed during the month
of
Dhul-Hijjah
, the twelfth month of
the Islamic calendar.
Allah commands that
Hajj
be per-
formed once in a lifetime by those
adults who can afford the journey to
Makkah and are physically strong
enough to do so.
Children may perform the
Hajj
too if
they wish but it is not compulsory
upon them.
Hajj
is not a new practice.
Allah had commanded all his
Prophets [a] to perform
Hajj
to the
sacred
Ka’bah
.
Hajj
is a great form of worship
L E S S O N 4
Haj
P I L G R I M A G E
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Vocabulary
pilgrimage
tremendously
monetary
requiring
sacrifices
resurrection
encouraged
willingness
emulating
prepared
prohibited
assemble
supplication
paupers
Ihram
Miqat
Tawaf
Sa‘iy
Wuquf
Mabit
Ramy
Dhabh
Halq
Taqsir
significance
rites
‘Umrah
poverty
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