Hajj (Pilgrimage)

What is Hajj?

• Pilgrimage to Shrines

• Pilgrimage to Monasteries

• Pilgrimage to Makkah (Saudi Arabia)

• Family Get-together

Which Islamic principle does the Hajj demonstrate?

• Importance of children

• Equality and universal brotherhood

• Importance of charity

• Celebrations

What does the running or swift walking of pilgrims seven times between the hills of Safaa and Marwah represent?

• The number of times Hagar ran back and forth between the hills searching for water for her son, Prophet Ishmael (PBUH)

• The number of times the Prophet Muhammad performed the Hajj in his lifetime

• The number of times the Prophet Abraham (PBUH) tried to build the Kaabah before he succeeded

• The number of miles the Prophet Muhammad travelled from Medina to Mecca to perform the Hajj

What is the name of the place where the pilgrims pelt stones on pillars representing the devil?

• Al-Jamarat

• Mina

• Muzdalifa

• Mount Arafa

How many times do Muslims have to perform Hajj in their lifetime?

• Every year, if they are physically and financially able

• Once in five years, if they are physically and financially able

• Once in a decade, if they are physically and financially able

• Once in their lifetime, if they are physically and financially able

How many times do the Muslims circumambulate the Kaabah?

• One Time

• Three Times

• Five Times

• Seven Times

What is the state of purity in which all pilgrims enter Makkah for Hajj called?

• Adhaan

• Ihram

• Istikhara

• Ababa

What do Muslims recite during and throughout the Hajj?

• Al-Fatiha

• Taalbiya

• Declaration of Hajj

• There is no specific recitation

What is considered to be the most important part of the Hajj?

• When pilgrims circumambulate the Kaabah

• When pilgrims stone the Pillars representing the devil

• The day the pilgrims spend praying on the Plains of Arafah

• Days spent in Mina and Muzdalifah

During which month is the Hajj performed?

• Dhul-Hijjah

• Ramadhan

• Muharram

• Rajjab