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Hajj 2024-Some preparations. When is Hajj 2024?
The rituals of Hajj 2024 will commence on Friday, June 14th, 2024, and continue until Wednesday, June 19th, 2024. This is a tentative date, as the actual date is contingent on the sighting of the moon of Dhul Hijjah, 1445, the 12th and last month of the Islamic Calendar.

What is Hajj?
“And complete the Hajj and Umrah for Allah.”

(Surah Al-Baqarah 2:196)

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Hajj (حَجّ‎) is an Arabic word which means ‘Aim’ or ‘Destination’ or ‘Purpose’. Hajj is the ultimate journey to the House of Allah (Kaaba).

Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam. Hajj is a duty on every adult, sane, free Muslim who is capable of performing it once in a lifetime. A capable person is the one who can afford the trip both financially and health-wise.

This obligation of Hajj is also evident from the following Hadith:

'Prophet (S.A.W.) addressed his companions and said: “O people, Allah has made Hajj obligatory for you; so perform Hajj.”'

(Sahih Muslim: 1337)

Hajj rituals are performed between the 8th and 13th day of the month of Dhul Hijjah.

Benefits of Hajj
Hajj involves travel and it requires more effort than other kinds of worship. This is the reason that Allah Has only made it mandatory for His servants to perform it only once in a lifetime with the stipulation that one must be able to do it both financially and physically. The benefits and hidden wisdom of Hajj are many and some of these (according to Hadith) are given below:

1- Hajj is one of the Five Pillars of Islam
Messenger of Allah (S.A.W.) said:

“Islam is based on five (principles) and performing Hajj is one of them.”

(Sahih Bukhari: 8)

Since Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam, only this fact indicates its importance and it also shows how much Allah loves it.

2- All Previous Sins will be forgiven
As narrated by Abu Hurairah (R.A.), Prophet (S.A.W.) said:

“Whoever performs Hajj for Allah's pleasure and does not have sexual relations with his wife, and does not do evil or sins then he will return (after Hajj free from all sins) as if he were born anew.”

(Sahih Bukhari: 1521)


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Dr.Afshan Hashmi
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