Hajj-The Process
What the believer does during hajj is to recall what happened to important persons in Muslim history. The rituals performed around the Ka\'ba recalls the acts of Abraham and Isma\'il when they turned the Ka\'ba into the sacred place of worship and peace (Koran sura 2 aya 119). The next act recalls the running of Hajar, when she ran for water for her son.
But following this, and we have now arrived at the core of hajj (the acts above are also performed in the smaller pilgrimage, umra) both the theological and historical background is more unclear. Muslim and Western researchers trace the backgrounds to Muhammad\'s own performance of the hajj. It is clear that Muslims commemorates Muhammad\'s acts, but why Muhammad did exactly what he once did, is unclear to modern researchers.
These are the ones that are not obliged to perform hajj at least once during their lifetime: Mad people, slaves, women that are without travelling company (close relative or husband), people without the......
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