The Spirit of Hajj

Hajj And Unity Ibrahim was actually the beginning of a continuous event. He called out in his time, and after him, others took up his voice and conveyed it to others. Then, from generation to generation, people continued to make this call. When the era of the press and radio arrived, this call began to spread even more rapidly. It crossed mountains and seas, reaching far and wide until the possibility of anyone missing this prophetic call became negligible. General Proclamation Hajj is the natural occasion for making announcements concerning collective matters. Accordingly, some of the most important Islamic proclamations were made during Hajj. One example is the Proclamation of Disassociation (Bara’ah), which was announced after the revelation of Surah At-Tawbah. Makkah was conquered in Ramadan of 8 AH. After that, during the life of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), there were three Hajj pilgrimages. The Prophet did not perform Hajj in the first two years; he only performed Hajj in 10 AH, which is commonly referred to as the Farewell Pilgrimage (Hajjat al-Wada’). After that, he passed away. The command of disassociation from the deniers of the truth was revealed in Madinah, but its announcement was made in Makkah during the Hajj season. This clearly indicates that the true place for announcing all important decisions in Islam is Makkah and the time of Hajj. Hajj is the central gathering place for Muslims