Secondary Islamiyat: Faith, Prayers, and Hajj

A comprehensive set of vocabulary flashcards covering the concepts of prayer, Azaan, and the step-by-step rituals and essential sites of Hajj from Secondary Islamiyat 6.

Farz

The compulsory part of the Salat that one is required to offer at any cost.

Hayya 'alal falah (Muazzin's action)

The phrase during the Azaan at which the muazzin should turn his face to the left.

Khutba (Eid prayer timing)

The sermon that is delivered after the Eid prayer, rather than before it.

Eid-ul-Azha

The Islamic festival celebrated upon the completion of the Hajj.

Meeqat

The designated boundary or station at which pilgrims enter the state of Ihram; it is not a city in Saudi Arabia.

Sa'ee

The ritual act of running $7$ times between the two hills of Safa and Marwa, signifying Hazrat Hajra's search for water for the baby Isma'il.

Safa and Marwa

The two hills located not far from the Ka'aba and within the boundary of the Masjid al Haram between which Sa'ee is performed.

Stay at Mina

An overnight stay on a large tent-covered plain about $6\,\text{km}$ from Makkah, where pilgrims arrive before Zuhr and spend the night in prayer.

Wuquf (Stay at Arafat)

The compulsory stay at an open ground about $20\,\text{km}$ south-east of Makkah on the 9th of Zil-Hajjah for Zuhr and 'Asr prayers until just after sunset, without which Hajj is incomplete.

Stay at Muzdalifah

An overnight stay on a plain between Mina and Arafat where pilgrims arrive from Arafat and spend the night mostly in prayer.

Rami

The stoning of the three stone pillars (the Jamaraat) in memory of Hazrat Ibrahim's resistance to Shaitan, taking place on the 10th, 11th, and 12th of Zil-Hajjah (and the 13th if remaining in Mina).

Jamaraat

The three stone pillars located in Mina that are stoned during the ritual of Rami.

Yaum-un-Nahr (Sacrifice)

The sacrifice of animals such as sheep, cattle, goat, or camel offered after Rami on the 10th of Zil-Hajjah in memory of Hazrat Ibrahim's supreme sacrifice.

Shaving of the head (Halq and Taqsir)

The rite wherein male pilgrims shave their heads or clip their hair and women clip a small lock of hair, releasing them from Ihram to bathe and change into normal clothes.

Tawaf-e-Ziyarat

The compulsory circling of the Ka'aba $7$ times performed after shaving or clipping the hair; failing to perform it invalidates the Hajj.

Tawaf-e-Wida

The final circling (tawaf) of the Ka'aba performed after all other rites of Hajj have been completed.

Masjid-e-Nimrah

The mosque located at Arafat where pilgrims gather during the pilgrimage.

Sequence of Hajj rituals

The essential route and orderly progression of sacred sites during pilgrimage: from Makkah to Mina, to Arafat and Masjid-e-Nimrah, through Muzdalifah, and back to Mina for the Jamaraat and the Ka'aba.