HAJJ


Meaning of HAJJ in English

Pilgrimage to Mecca performed in the last month, Dhu-l-Hijjah, of the Islamic lunar calendar.

Useful information:

Hajj (pilgrimage) means visiting the House of Allah Ka'bah) and also performing all those ceremonies which have been ordered to be performed there. It is obligatory on a person once in his lifetime, provided that he fulfills the following conditions:

i. He should be adult.

ii. He should be sane and free (i.e. he should not be insane and should not be the slave of another person).

iii. On account of proceeding to Makkah for Hajj he should not be obliged to do an act which it is better to avoid than to perform Hajj or may not forsake an obligatory task which may be more important than Hajj.

iv. He should possess means to perform Hajj and this depends upon number of factors viz:

(a) He should possess provisions for the journey.

(b) He should be healthy and strong enough to go to Makkah and perform Hajj.

(c) There should be no obstacle on the way to Makkah. If the road is closed, or if a person fears that he will lose his life or honor while on his way to Makkah, or he will be deprived of his property, it is not obligatory on him to perform Hajj. In case, however, he can reach Makkah by another route, he should go to perform Hajj. even though the other route is a longer one.

(d) He should have enough time to reach Makkah and to perform all the ceremonies in connection with Hajj.

(e) He should possess sufficient means to meet the expenses of those whose maintenance is obligatory on him as well as the expenses of those whom people consider it necessary for him to meet e.g. servants, maids, etc.

(f) On return from Hajj he should possess some means of livelihood (e.g. farming, business, service etc.) so that he may not be constrained to lead a hard life.

Advanced Islamic English dictionary.      Расширенный исламский словарь английского языка.