THE FIFTH PILLAR OF ISLAM: THE PILGRIMAGE (HAJJ)
Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca) is the fifth of the fundamental Muslim practices and institutions known as The Five Pillars of Islam Cheap Umrah Deals UK . The pilgrimage in Islam is not undertaken to the sanctuaries of the saints, to the monasteries to ask for help from the holy men or to places where miracles are supposed to have occurred, although we can see that some Muslims do so at present. The pilgrimage is made to the temple of the Ka'abah, which is located in the Sacred City of Mecca, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the House of God, under whose foundations are found the remains of the ancient temple that the Prophet Abraham built to worship God. God rewarded him by attributing The House to himself, in essence honoring it,salah ). The rites of the pilgrimage are performed today exactly as the Prophet Abraham did, and after him, the Prophet Muhammad, may the peace of God be with both. The Pilgrimage is seen as a particularly mysterious activity. It serves as penance, for...