Key Points on Hajj and Its Rituals

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  1. Hajj means to intend.
  2. Hajj was made compulsory in 9 A.H.
  3. First Hajj offered in 9 A.H.
  4. Hajj ordained in Surah Bakr.
  5. The holy prophet performed only 1 Hajj in 10th A.H.
  6. There are 3 types of Hajj.
  7. One tawaf of Kaaba is known as Shoot.
  8. Tawaf begins from Shoot.
  9. The number of Jamarat is 3.
  10. The mosque located in Mina is Kheef.
  11. At Meekat, Hujjaj assumed the state of Ihram.
  12. Kalima Tauheed is recited during Hajj.
  13. At Mina the ritual of offering sacrifice is performed
  14. Jamart-throwing of pebbles, it is performed on 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th of Zul Hajj.
  15. Maghrib and Isha both prayers are offered together at Muzdalifa on 9th Zil Hajj.
  16. Yome-Afra is called Hajj day.
  17. Name of the place where the pilgrims go from Arafat: Muzdalfa.
  18. The first structure of Kaaba was built by Adam.
  19. Ibrahim & Ismail rebuilt Kaaba 4500 years ago.
  20. Yum-e-Nahar is called the Day of Sacrifice.
  21. Yum e Arafat is 9th Zul Hajj.
  22. One khutba is recited during Hajj.
  23. Al-Imarn is the surah in which Hajj is commanded.
  24. The Holy prophet sacrificed 63 camels during hajj.
  25. Adam and Hazrat Hawa performed the first ever Hajj.
  26. Running b/w Safa & Marwa seven times is called Sayee.
  27. The most important step of Hajj after assuming Ahram is Wuquf.
  28. Waqoof-e-Arfah is the Rukn-e-Azam of Hajj
  29. With the performance of Rami on the 10th Zil-Hajj, the most of the bindings of Hajj on the
  30. Pilgrims are released.
  31. Three upright stones are called Jamarat.
  32. After Waquf the most important step is Tawaf.
  33. In Hajj there are three obligations (Farz).
  34. Umrah can be performed at any time throughout the year except 9th to 11th Zil-Hajj.
  35. Hujjaj stat at Mina for one day, the second day at Arafat and the final day, encampment is
  36. done for a night at Muzdalfah, it is called Wuquf.
  37. Who said that Hajj is the greatest of all worships:Imam Malik.
  38. How many undesirable acts of Ihraam are there: six.
  39. How many permitted acts of Ihraam are there:Four.
  40. Prohibitions and restrictions of Ihram are 8.
  41. The first and the foremost Farz of Hajj and Umrah is Ihram.
  42. The first and innermost circle around Ka‘ba is Masjid-e-Haram.
  43. The second circle around Kaba is Makkah Mukaramah.
  44. The third circle around Kaba is Haram.
  45. Who firstly fixed boundaries of Haram, the third circle around Kaaba: Adam.
  46. The fourth circle around Kaba is Mowaqeet.
  47. The place where no one can advance without putting on Ihram is Mowaqeet.
  48. Two thousand years before the creation of Adam, Kaba was constructed.
  49. Angels built Kaba first in the universe.
  50. During Noah’s time Kaaba disappeared due to flood.
  51. The gate which is the best for the pilgrims to enter in Kaba is Bab-e-Salam.
  52. Hajr-e-Aswad means black stone.
  53. The actual color of Hajr-e-Aswad was white.
  54. The small piece of land b/wk Rukn-e-Islam and Rukn-e-Yamani is called Hateem.
  55. The place where offering prayer is just like offering prayer inside Kaba is Hateem.
  56. There are five types of Tawaf.
  57. Hajji goes to Al-Multazim after completing the seven rounds.
  58. Al-Multazim means the place of holding.
  59. The portion of the wall of Kaba which is b/w its door and Hajr-e-Aswad is called al-
  60. Multazim.
  61. Sayee commenced from Safa and ended at Marwa.
  62. After performing Say‘ee Hujjaj go to Mina.
  63. Muzdalfa is a plain.
  64. Muzdalfa is located b/w Mina & Arafat.
  65. Muzdalfa is located six miles from Makkah.
  66. From Mina Muzdalfa is three miles away.
  67. Muzdalfa is called a Sacred Monument in the Quran.
  68. At Muzdalfa Maghrib & Isha prayers are offered together.
  69. Pebbles are collected from Muzdalfa.
  70. Jamarat which is nearest to Makkah is called Jamarat-ul-Uqba.
  71. The smallest Jamarat is Jamarat-al-Sughra.
  72. Rami is held at Mina.
  73. Talbiah is stopped after Rami.
  74. Afrad, Qar‘ran and Tamatae are the types of Hajj.
  75. Dhulhulaifah is the Meeqat for the people of Pakistan.
  76. Dhulhulaifah is a point six miles from Madina.