The Haj

The Haj is the pilgrimage to Mecca. It should be the biggest pilgrimage in the world. Haj is also the fifth pillar of Islam. Every Muslim must do it as a minimum in their life. They should vaccinate to protect them from epidemics.

Firstly, on the first day they go to Mecca to do first Tawaf, walking around Ka'aba anticlockwise seven times. After that, they spend the rest of day in Mina which has a thousand tents to stay in . Moreover, the second day they move from Mina to Arafa where they pray and read the Quran near a hill where Prophet Mohammed gave his last sermon, called ( Jabal Al Rahmah ). Pilgrim stay from afternoon until to sunset and then they did spend the time praying and thinking about their life wrong they did and ask Allah to forgive them. Furthermore, after sunset they leave Arafa to Muzdalefa for the Pilgrimages to collect stones for stoning the devil and sleep on the ground or their tents. After that, in Mina they perform the Ramy Al Jamarat, stoning for the devil for three days each time they throw seven stones. Also they slaughter on Eid Al Adha animals like sheep or cows or camels to give charity. In Eid Al Adha before Ramy Al Jamarat they go to Mecca and do Tawaf Al Efadhah. Finally, they finish all these Pilgrimages back to Mecca and do Tawaf Al Wada'a.

To summaries, Haj teaches Pilgrims many useful lessons like humility because all of them are wearing Ihram so you can't make difference between those who are rich and the poor. Also they learn Patient.