Significance of Pilgrimage ( Hajj )

clipped from www.islamonline.net Significance of Pilgrimage (Hajj) Submission to the One and Only God The Bond of Faith The diversity of the pilgrims reflects the diversity of all humankind Observing Ihram The pilgrim’s heart should be filled with reverence, fear, hope and love Supplication at the Mount of Arafat Visiting the City of God’s Messenger Muslims regard Prophet Muhammad to be the moral example and chosen guide for mankind. He is the last prophet who received the last Testament to complete the revelation of the Old and New Testaments that were revealed to the Prophets Musa (Moses) and ‘Isa (Jesus). Visiting his tomb at Madinah is not an essential obligation to make Hajj valid or complete. Honoring him remains a matter of the heart, and a Muslim proves his love towards the Prophet by following his path of Islam. Pilgrimage is a journey of intensified devotion and a course of humanitarian interests