The Performance of Hajj Flashcards

Flashcards about Hajj and Umrah

Hajj is

Annual pilgrimage to Makkah and a pillar of Islam

Who is required to perform Hajj?

Adult Muslim with physical and financial ability

When is Hajj performed?

Month of Dhul Hajj

When can Umrah be performed?

Any time of the year

Type of Hajj for Makkah residents

Hajj-e-Ifrad

Type of Hajj for people who reach Makkah ahead of Hajj

Hajj-e-Tamattu

Type of Hajj for people who reach Makkah at the time of Hajj

Hajj-e-Qiran

Which types of Hajj require Umrah before Hajj?

Tamattu or Qiran

Reward of an accepted Hajj

Entry to Jannah

What does an accepted Hajj erase?

Erases all previous sins

What does Hajj require pilgrims to maintain?

Physical and spiritual purity

What do pilgrims wear to maintain purity?

Ihram

Ihram for women

Decent clothing that covers the body (except hands and face)

Ihram for men

Two unstitched white pieces of cloth

What makes pilgrims different in front of Allah?

Taqwa

When must Ihram be worn?

Before the pilgrims cross the Miqats

One of the five Miqats

Abyar Ali (Dhul –Hulaifah)

One of the five Miqats

Al-Juhfah

One of the five Miqats

Dhat Irq

One of the five Miqats

Qarn al-Manazil (Al-Sayl)

One of the five Miqats

Yalamlam (AS – Sadiah)

What do pilgrims recite once the Miqat is crossed?

The talbiyah

Where do pilgrims perform Umrah?

Masjad al-Haram in Makkah

Umrah also known as?

the minor Hajj

Direction of tawaf around the Ka’bah

Counter-clockwise

How many circles in tawaf?

Seven

What do pilgrims recite during tawaf?

Du'a

Where is Salat performed after tawaf?

Maqam Ibrahim

What do pilgrims drink after Salat?

Zamzam water

What follows drinking Zamzam water?

Sa’i

Hills between which Sa’i is performed

Safa and Marwa

How many rounds in Sa'i?

Seven

Whose trust in Allah does Sa’i remind us of?

Hajer

How do pilgrims come out of Ihram (Hajj Tamattu)?

Cutting or trimming their hair

Hajj prepares us for the?

Hereafter

Hajj helps us avoid?

Shaitan

What does performing Salat in Madinah provide?

Rewards and blessings

Visiting Madinah is..?

Not an official step of Hajj

When do the pilgrims leave Arafat?

After sunset

What the pilgrims do at Arafat?

Listen to Hajj Khutbha

How many pebbles do the pilgrims collect?

49-70

Why do pilgrims collect pebbles?

To throw at Jamarat

When do the pilgrims come out of Ihram?

9th Dhull Hajj

Final act before leaving Makkah

Tawaf-e-Wida

How many pebbles to throw at each Jamarat?

7 pebbles

Where do the pilgrims spend the night on 11th Dhull Hajj?

Mina

Minor Hajj

Umrah

Pilgrims wear to maintain purity

Ihram

All pilgrims are equal except those who have more?

Taqwa

Miqats are located at certain distances from?

Makkah

Every Muslim has the physical ability to perform Hajj

True

Visiting Madinah is an offical part of Hajj

False

The pilgrims are required to perform Sa'i in Tawaf-e-wida

False

Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam and is performed annually

True

People who perform Tamattu or Qiran have to perform Umrah prior to Hajj

True

Ihram cloth must be worn before the pilgrims cross the Miqats

True

Allowed for men to wear stitched clothes in Ihram during Hajj

False

The day of Arafat is the most important day of Hajj

True

Tawaf is followed by two ra'akat salat behind the Maqam-e-Ismail

False

Hajj is an intensive physical and spiritual exercise to?

Express love for Allah and submit to Him

Hajj teaches us what?

Reminds us how short this life is

What is the reward given by Allah to believers in the Hereafter?

Grand reward Allah will give believers in the Hereafter

What are the three types of Hajj?

Hajj-e-Ifrad, Hajj-e-Tamattu, Hajj-e-Qiran

Mention two benefits of Hajj

Reward of entry to Jannah; erases all previous sins

Mention two of the five Miqats

Abyar Ali (Dhul-Hulaifah); Al-Juhfah

What is Ihram cloth for men and women?

Women: decent clothing covering body (except hands/face); Men: two unstitched white pieces of cloth

Hajj is performed only during which month?

Dhul Hajj

Pilgrims wear __ to maintain purity.

Ihram

All pilgrims are equal in front of Allah except those who have more __.

Taqwa

The five Miqats are located at certain distances from __.

Makkah

The pilgrims collect how many small pebbles?

49-70 pebbles

The pilgrims throw pebbles where?

Jamarat

On 11th Dull Hajj the pilgrims spend the night where?

Mina

The pilgrims arrive where to Listen to Hajj Khutbha

Arafat

The step of Sa’i reminds us with the trust mother _ had in Allah (SWT).

Hajer

Once the pilgrims reach Masjad al-Haram in Makkah , they perform the minor Hajj, ___

Umrah

The pilgrims begin their tawaf by walking around the ___ in a counter-clockwise way

Ka’bah

The pilgrims drink water and start performing the Sa’i between the hills of Safa and Marwa.

Zamzam

To complete Tawaf the pilgrims must finish circles walking around the Ka’bah.

Seven

Once the Miqat is crossed , the pilgrims recite the ___.

Talbiyah

What does Hajj teach us about life?

Reminds us how short this life is

Hajj requires pilgrims to maintain physical and spiritual ___.

Purity

Ihram should be worn before crossing the __.

Miqat

What do pilgrims recite?

Talbiyah