Our Hajj Experience 2009

The Hajj is a pilgrimage to Mecca. It is the largest annual pilgrimage in the world, and is the fifth pillar of Islam, an obligation that must be carried out at least once in their lifetime by every able-bodied Muslim who can afford to do so. The Hajj is associated with the life of Prophet Muhammad(PBUH)from the 7th century, but the ritual of pilgrimage to Mecca stretch back thousands of years to the time of Prophet Abraham (PBUH) when Allah(God) asked him to sacrifice his son Ishmael.

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Cave of Hira

This is the Cave near Mecca called Cave of Hira which is located on Jabal Al Noor or Mountain of Light. Its the place that Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) used to retire to whenever he wanted to be away from the corrupt life of the Meccan society. It is here that Archangel Gabriel appeared to him revealing the first verse of the Quran.