Hajj Presentation

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Hajj Presentation
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The Middle East
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Saudi Arabia
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Rituals of Hajj

• 1. Walking around the Ka'abaPilgrims walk seven
  times around the Kaaba at the Great Mosque in
  Mecca. Many also attempt to touch the Black
  stone, a rock believed to have been sent from
  Heaven.
• 2. Running between the hills of Safa and Marwa
• Pilgrims run seven times along a passageway
  in the Great Mosque, re-enacting a search for
  water by Hajar, wife of the Prophet Ibrahim.
• 3. Standing at ArafahOn the ninth day of the
  month, pilgrims go to Arafah, a plain about nine
  miles southeast of Mecca. There they listen to a
  sermon delivered from Mount Arafah, where the
  Prophet Muhammad (s) gave his final sermon.

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• 4. Night at Muzdalifah
• Pilgrims spend a night in the open at
  Muzdalifah, near Mecca. They collect pebbles to
  throw at the pillars in Mina.
• 5. Throwing stones at the Pillars in Mina
• Pilgrims throw pebbles at three spots where
  Satan is believed to have tempted the Prophet
  Ibrahim (a) and his family.
• 6. Sacrifice at Mina
• Pilgrims sacrifice an animal (usually a sheep or
  goat). This commemorates the time when the
  Prophet Ibrahim was about to sacrifice his son
  and God accepted a sheep instead.
• 7. Drinking Zamzam water
• Pilgrims drink water from the Zamzam well, which
  is inside the Great Mosque. Muslims believe this
  is where God provided water from Hajar and her
  son, Ismail, when they were wandering in the
  desert.

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Pligrims saying their Prayers
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Pilgrims around the Kabah
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Footsteps of Prophet Abraham
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Walking between the hills of Safa and Marwa
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Tents on the Plain of Arafah
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Throwing stones at the Pillars