Tag: PILGRIMAGE

Lessons from the University of Hajj

Those who had performed their Hajj this year are returning back to their homes with the intention of starting a brand new life. This also means that the topic of Hajj will not be addressed for another year from today. But I want to do things differently...

Six Considerations for Every Pilgrim

Travelling for Ḥajj this year? Here's what you need to think about before you leave for the airport...

Hajj: Striving in the Path of Allāh

  “Here I am Allāh, Here I am to serve you here I am...” Hajj is the fifth pillar in Islām and is one of the greatest deeds one can accomplish in his or her lifetime. There is also another deed which is considered by some as being the sixth

Practical and spiritual advice for those going to Hajj

Remember, you will not find the pleasure of Allāh where you want, rather where He wants...

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Makkah: Four Umrah pilgrims killed in a head-on collision

Innā lillāhi wa innā ilayhi rājiʿūn. Indeed, to Allāh we belong, and to Him we are returning. In a head-on collision between a coach and petrol tanker, four British pilgrims have lost their lives and 12 others have been injured yesterday in Saudi Arabia. The Umrah pilgrims killed were from

Response of a Sacrificed Son

The Response of the Sacrificed Son Ibrāhīm (ʿalayhi al-Salām) is the father of the Prophets, the leader of the monotheistic way, the intimate friend of Allāh and the father of the Imāms of mankind. He lived a life of struggle, having confronted the idolatry of his community from his early

Legacy of a Giant: The Prophet Ibrahim ﷺ

Pilgrims from all around the world are making their way to Mecca in order to fulfil their fifth pillar of Islam – Hajj – a pillar that has countless objectives and today I will be focusing on just one of them. Shaykh Ahmad Ibn ‘AbdulHaleem Ad-Dahlawi said, ومن مقاصد الحج