Muslims believe that Prophet Ibrahim or Abraham, the dearest friend of God and father of prophets, was instructed by God to leave his wife Hajar and son Ismail in the desert of Mecca. This year, Hajj will begin in the evening of Thursday, 7 July, 2022 and ends in the evening of Tuesday, 12 July, 2022.Ī visit to the holy shrine of Kaaba in Mecca has a remarkable history. Hajj begins on the 8th day and ends on the 12th day of Dhu al-Hijjah, the twelfth month of the Islamic calendar. Here's all you need to know about the date, history and significance of Hajj or the Muslims' pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia and the importance of the Day of Arafah, ahead of Eid-ul-Adha or Bakra Eid. the ninth day of Dhu al-Hijjah is considered as the most important day as it is the day of repentance. While Eid-ul-Adha or Bakra Eid is the second most important festival celebrated by Muslims across the world, on the tenth day of the Islamic month of Zul Hijjah, the Day of Arafah i.e. The Day of Arafah is the holiest day in the Islamic calendar and is observed on the second day of the Hajj pilgrimage. This fifth and final pillar of Islam is liable to be performed by Muslims at least once in their lifetime where they shed overt displays of wealth and materialism, dress in simple white clothes and perform the rituals. One million people, including 850,000 from abroad, are allowed to participate in this year's hajj - a key pillar of Islam that all able-bodied Muslims with the means are required to perform at least once - after two years of drastically curtailed numbers due to the coronavirus pandemic. Muslim worshippers around the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca on July 5, 2022. Hajj to Mecca is among the five pillars of Islam which is obligatory only for those who are healthy and can afford it financially as well as physically.
After restricting the annual Islamic ritual of Hajj to some thousands of Muslims living inside the country for the last two years due to Covid-19 pandemic, Saudi Arabia has finally eased the travel restrictions to increase the number and allowed 1 million pilgrims from inside and outside the kingdom to perform the Muslim pilgrimage to Kaaba, the "House of God", in the sacred city of Mecca.
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