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    Hajj Mabrur and Umrah
    Hajj Mabrur and Umrah
    Hajj Mabrur and Umrah
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    Hajj Mabrur and Umrah

    By Osman Nuri Topbas

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    As one of the five principles of Islam, Hajj is both a physical and financial act of worship. Proper fulfillment of this meritorious act depends on an elevated state of the heart and a perfect state of faith and spirituality.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherErkam Publications
    Release dateFeb 3, 2012
    ISBN9781466111295
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      Hajj Mabrur and Umrah - Osman Nuri Topbas

      HAJJ MABRUR AND UMRAH

      The Accepted Pilgrimage Performed in a Spiritual Climate

      by Osman Nuri Topbas

      Published by Erkam Publications at Smashwords

      Copyright © 2012 by Osman Nuri Topbas

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner.

      E-mail:english@islamicpublishing.net

      Web site: http://www.islamicpublishing.net

      CONTENTS

      FOREWORD

      HAJJ MABRUR AND UMRAH

      Mount Arafat

      Muzdalifa and Sacrifice

      Mina and Stoning the Devil

      Hills of Safa and Marwa and Running Between Them (Sa’i)

      The Great Ka’bah

      Before Death Knocks On Your Door

      Trust in and Submission to Allah the Almighty

      Spiritual Guidelines for an Accepted and Praiseworthy Hajj and Umrah

      VISITING MEDINA

      FOREWORD

      Endless praises are due to Allah the Almighty Who has bestowed upon us the blessing of faith and opened for us the many paths upon which we may meet with Him through acts of worship!

      Endless peace and blessings be upon the Prophet Muhammad, the excellent exemplar of humanity, the light of our existence, our intercessor in the Hereafter, and our master!

      Human beings have many needs and demands. Some of them are necessary to sustain one’s life. Air, water and food, for instance, are vital for the body. Similarly there are necessities of the soul, which are just as vital, if not more so than as the needs of the human body; for the body is destined to go to earth and decay, whereas the soul is a pilgrim of eternity.

      In this respect, Allah the Almighty points out the spiritual sustenance of human beings in the Qur’an as follows:

      And in heaven is your Sustenance, as (also) that which you are promised. (al-Zariyat 51; 22). He then bestowed upon His servants the acts of worship as the means of reaching Him. This is why, even though these acts of worship are ordered by Allah the Almighty, people are the ones in need of them, for these acts are essential for the spiritual nourishment of human beings. Such nourishment cannot be obtained from any other source. In today’s world those who are not aware of this fact do nothing but watch their souls writhe in agony; whereas the fortunate ones who properly nourish their souls live an utterly different existence of peace and tranquility. Transforming the hardships and sorrows of this world into happiness and pleasure, the faithful continue their lives on the straight path. Their lives are absorbed in the divine love and this love and spiritual enjoyment protects them from succumbing to the dangers of this world.

      In other words, certain acts of worship have been given in order to satisfy the spiritual needs of human beings and protect them from turning into ungrateful servants of the endless blessings of Allah the Almighty. Such prescribed acts of worship are like a prescription written by a doctor for his or her patients. People usually do not properly fulfill their acts of worship either because of their laziness or unawareness of the mystery of this matter. This is why Allah the Almighty has wished to protect His servants from being deprived of the benefits of the acts of worship and thus made some of them obligatory upon those who believe.

      Ritual prayer certainly comes at the head of these vital acts of worship. This is why it was the first act pronounced as obligatory. In fact, properly performed prayers can remove the veils enmeshed in a believer’s heart and he or she experiences an indescribable union with The Lord as a manifestation of the statement of prayer is the ascension of a believer. This union manifests itself to the believer after showing obedience to the command of Allah the Almighty prostrate yourself and draw near (unto Allah) ¹٭ (Alaq 96; 19).

      After ritual prayer, fasting comes next among the obligatory acts of worship which nourishes our souls. Fasting is a great act of worship that matures ones morality by strengthening it through patience, will power, and resistance against selfish desires. It reminds people of the value of God’s numerous blessings and causes us to contemplate upon the sufferings of the hungry and the poor. Fasting makes the rich equal to the poor by subjecting them to the same hardships of the needy, and in doing so enhances the wealthy persons’ sense of mercy and helping others.

      Alms giving and charity can be noted among the obligatory acts of worship which generate love and compassion, thus eliminating enmity between the rich and the poor in Islamic social system.

      In this prescribed act of worship there are many inner concepts, such as hindering the possible outcomes of submission to one’s wealth and preventing the emergence of the animosity towards the wealthy. Thus the social balance is protected.

      Beside these prescribed acts of worship, there is another one which is performed both physically and financially. This important act of worship is called Hajj or major pilgrimage. And it completes the faith by creating a similitude of the place of last judgment in this world. It is also an important means to make a person understand the meaning of die before death comes to you.

      The inner aspects of pilgrimage are much more important than its outer aspect. This pilgrimage defined

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