Hajj
Salaam
I have Hajj on my mind at the moment.
Why do we leave it so late? Why is everything else in the world more important to do hajj?
Why do people claim that they cant afford it, but can afford a house, new car, getting married, getting through uni etc
Why is getting married, going Uni, getting a job, having babies, getting children through Uni, getting them married all priotised before hajj?
Is Hajj any more or less of a Fard act then reading Salaah?
During Hajj, why are the largest group of elderly people the Pakistani's and the youngest the Indonesians?
Lastly, when do you see yourself doing Hajj?
p.s. Admin get some Haj articles up on the main site.
Wasalaam
hajj/umrah- advise needed
salaam everyone,
has anyone been on hajj or umrah with ashton travels in ashton-u-lyne gt. manchester
am thinking of going with them what would you advise? r they any good.
plus moderators, u used to advertise them on the revival magazine what was the feedback that u got about them
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Eid & Hajj 2010 Mubarak to all
Eid and Hajj Mubarak to all that read this - and even those that don't.
Inshallah you will recieve this in the best of health and Iman.
Just in case you're not aware, Issue 17 of the magazine was also launched recently, which contains an account of the writer going on Umrah.
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
My friends were due to pick me up from my house at 11am. I'd packed everything the night before (mainly jubbahs and suntan lotion). My passport was in the top draw of my bedside table along with my plane tickets, tucked safely away in a brown envelope. About an hour before my friends were scheduled to arrive, they called me to let me know they were running on time. I calmly went over to open my bedside table draw and... confusion.
There were phone bills, bank statements, some old photos and a passport-sized empty space. Where could my documents be? I had been very careful with them and vividly remembered checking and double-checking the night before. I opened the drawer below: nothing but receipts and warrantee cards. All of a sudden this wasn't looking so good.
Caravans Of Royal Gifts (Surre Alayi)
The word surre means the gifts and precious goods that were donated by the Sultan and citizens of the Ottoman Empire every year and which were sent to Mecca and Medina during the pilgrimage season.
The Surre caravan was sent along with the pilgrims on the 12 of Rajab, the first of the three blessed months, so that it could arrive in Mecca in time for the pilgrimage. The caravan spent the holy month of Ramadan in Damascus, and then distributed the gifts in Mecca. After performing the pilgrimage, the hajj, the caravan would depart for its return journey.
The first caravan ever was sent by Sultan Celebi Mehmed (d. 1421) with 14,000 gold coins by ship by Captain Kemal Reis; this tradition continued with higher quantities being sent by other sultans. After the Hijaz region was annexed by Selim I, the Surre caravans were more systematically organ-ized. It is reported in Mir’at al-Haramayn that the gifts and goods donated to the caravan were distributed to scholars and people who spent all their time worshipping in the Grand Mosque, and whose names had been determined beforehand.
The foundation deeds belonging to Sultan Mahmud II and Abdulhamid II reveal that the money sent with the Surre caravans were to be distributed to the teachers at the Hamidiye Madrasa, some righteous poor, and mosque attendants (Sabri, 1887, vol. 2, p. 687).
Spectacular ceremonies were staged before the departure of the Surre caravans. Each ceremony was held according to a detailed plan organized by the protocol officer. The list of participants, ceremonial positions, costumes, and other issues were recorded in ceremony books. Esad Efendi’s Teshrifat-i Kadime [Ancient Protocol], for instance, describes the gifts, costumes, and money donated to the caravans in detail.
Read more @ Yursil
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Eid & Hajj Mubarak
Eid and Hajj Mubarak to all those receiving this message.
[Insert your own witty remark here and then laugh at how funny The Revival can be]
May Allah (swt) accept the Hajj and the dua of those who are currently performing hajj and give the rest of us the chance to do the same, while benefiting from the act of hajj and understanding its historical significance and history.
Making The Most Of The Blessed Days Of Dhul-Hijjah
Below is a transcription of a lecture on how to benefit from the blessed days of Dhul-Hijjah by Umm ‘Abdur-Rahmân. May Allâh reward the sister who transcribed the lecture.
“By the ten nights.†[Al-Fajr 89:2]
The “ten nights†which Allâh [subhâna wa ta’âlâ] is swearing by here, are the first 10 days of Dhul-Hijjah. [1] Allâh [subhâna wa ta’âlâ] swears an oath by them, and swearing an oath by something is indicative of its importance and great benefit.
__Zul-Hijjah Mubarak 2009!__
-->Zul-Hijjah Mubarak To All Muslims <--
You may upload hajj pics here ...
--Zul-Hijjah Mubarak 2009 !--
-----> Zul-Hijjah Mubarak To All Muslims <-----
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Me, My Family & The Hajj (Part 3: Final)
Okay so we're off to Jamarat. The site of the three devils... also known as the Big Devil, Middle Devil and the lil devil (almost feel sorry for that lil guy... almost). But I was soo gonna kick his ass anyway... the lil twerp. But with all things on this trip. Something was bound to go wrong.
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