Hajj is simply compulsory worship and millions of Muslims want to perform it. Allah says it is not compulsory for those Muslims who cannot afford all expenses of Hajj and who are not physically fit. All Muslims have a wish of performing Hajj at least one time in their life.
Before performing your Hajj, you should carefully consider the advice and information on the website of the Saudi Embassy in your country, such as Saudi Arabia Embassy is in London. You should want to perform Hajj then you should take help from the internet because this is the best source of information in this world.
When you go to the best travel agency then you should check, this agency which is ATOL protected.
You must have:
A valid passport to perform Hajj.
A vaccination certificate.
An identification card and wrist band issued by your Hajj travel agent.
Many travel agencies offer Best Cheap Hajj Package in which agency arranges your visa, flights, tickets, hotels, transports, guide and animal slaughter.
According to the Saudi Government, Millions of Muslims perform the Hajj every year. In 2018, almost 2.4 million pilgrims completed the Hajj. There is discussed here, the total number of domestic and foreign Hajj pilgrims in Saudi Arabia from 1999 to 2018, so that, everybody can imagine here the Hajj statistic record.
1999: Total number of pilgrims who performed the Hajj this year= 1839154.
2000: Total number of pilgrims who performed the Hajj this year= 1913263
2001: Total number of pilgrims who performed the Hajj this year= 1944760
2002: Total number of pilgrims who performed the Hajj this year= 2041129
2003: Total number of pilgrims who performed the Hajj this year= 2012074
2004: Total number of pilgrims who performed the Hajj this year= 2164479
2005: Total number of pilgrims who performed the Hajj this year= 2258050
2006: Total number of pilgrims who performed the Hajj this year= 2378636
2007: Total number of pilgrims who performed the Hajj this year=2454325
2008: Total number of pilgrims who performed the Hajj this year= 2408849
2009: Total number of pilgrims who performed the Hajj this year= 2313278
2010: Total number of pilgrims who performed the Hajj this year= 2789399
2011: Total number of pilgrims who performed the Hajj this year= 2927717
2012: Total number of pilgrims who performed the Hajj this year= 3161573
2013: Total number of pilgrims who performed the Hajj this year= 1980249
2014: Total number of pilgrims who performed the Hajj this year=2085238
2015: Total number of pilgrims who performed the Hajj this year= 1952817
2016: Total number of pilgrims who performed the Hajj this year= 1862909
2017: Total number of pilgrims who performed the Hajj this year= 2352 122
2018: Total number of pilgrims who performed the Hajj this year= 2317675
The Saudi Government will not issue the Hajj visa to those Muslims who have performed Hajj in the past five years. There were some accidents during the Hajj in 2015. On 11 Sep 2015, a crane collapsed at the Holy Mosque in Makkah. On 25 September 2015, a crush in Mina resulted in over 750 deaths and many more fatalities. According to media reports, the crush in Mina resulted in over 1000 deaths and many more fatalities.
Approximately, Hajj 2022 will come
Thursday
7 July
to Tuesday
12 July
in this year which is very near to us now. Anyone who wants to perform Hajj then he/she should contact any travel agency because last month of visa applying is June.
It is a very difficult task for the Saudi Government to manage a large crowd of Pilgrims in different places which are essential parts of Hajj.
Essential Parts Of Hajj:
Ihram:
The first step for every pilgrim is Ihram.
Ihram for a male:
It is a simple white cloth and it consists of two unsewn sheets in which one sheet covers the upper body and the second sheet covers the lower body.
Ihram for a female:
A woman wears normal stitched cloth and a headscarf. Woman wear the burqa or niqab.
Tawaf:
When the pilgrims arrive in Al-Haram Mosque then they perform Tawaf and Tawaf means walking seven-times around the Kaaba.
Sai:
Pilgrims run between the hills of Safa and Marwa and run means fast walking. This was an act of Hazrat Hajrah (RA) who was the mother of Hazrat Ismail (AS).
Mina:
Pilgrims go to the tent city of Mina on the 1st day of Hajj. Pilgrims stay here and leave this place until the sunrise of the 2nd day of Hajj. They go to Arafat.
Arafat:
When the pilgrims reach the place of Arafat then they spend this day by praying and repenting.
Muzdalifah:
After the Arafat, pilgrims go to the open land of Muzdalifah, southeast of Mina. Pilgrims offer the Maghrib and Isha prayers here. It is the best place to collect stones for Ramy al-jamarat.
Ramy al-Jamarat:
At this place, pilgrims throw the stones towards Jamarat. There are three walls in the city of Mina and stoning marks the 3rd day of Hajj (Eid-al-Adha).
Eid al-Adha:
Eid al-Adha is a Feast of Sacrifice festival. On this festival, Muslims slaughter the animals (Buffalo, Cow, Ox, Goat, Sheep, and Camel). It is a very essential part of Eid al-Adha but it is not essential for those who are not able to perform it. This is a Sunnah of Prophet Ibrahim (AS).
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