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Virtues of performing Hajj

Hajj is a combination of both financial physical might and expenditure. It involves traveling and demands strength and effort for all the religious activities. As Hajj is compulsory for every Muslim, it is their duty to aim for this holy journey once in their lifetime. This journey leads everyone towards a celestial experience, letting their evils behind and asks for forgiveness with their selfless prayers.

Following are the benefits of Hajj:

1. Hajj is one of the pillars of Islam, and every Muslim’s journey is incomplete without it. This is enough to say that how important this is and Allah wants to meet each of his worshippers.

2. Hajj is a kind of jihad (a spiritual struggle against sin) for Allah. One will be benefitted from Hajj because of the spiritual journey and will find calmness and peace at the end. It gives people a new perspective towards life.

3. Hajj needs to be performed in a prescribed manner. One gets a huge reward only after performing it in the given manner and with a selfless heart. It is believed that if someone performs the Hajj without committing any evil is free from all the sins.

4. Rituals like reciting Talbiyah, circumambulating the Ka’bah, going between al-Marwah & al-Safa, stoning the Jamrah, overnight stay in Muzdalifah, standing in Arafat, Takbeer, and Dhikr establish remembrance of Allah. This gives the worshipper to be a step near to Allah and embrace his divinity. This experience awakens a person from within and probes them to start a fresh.

5. Hajj lets every Muslim from different parts of the world show love for one another and experiences guidance towards truth, and encouraging them to stick to it for life.

6. Hajj lets every Muslim unite in the same place, time, actions and appearance. They do stand in different locations of Hajj but follow the same actions with certainly same humbleness before Allah – A lesson of brotherhood in the simplest way.

7. Hajj brings out spiritual and worldly terms among everyone; as every Muslim is benefitted by togetherness gets involved in different types of businesses & learning from one another.

8. As Hajj offers obligatory and Mustahabb sacrifices like eating the meat and giving some in charity, inculcate a sense of respect for the rituals given by Allah.

There are many hidden wisdoms and benefits of Hajj. One should learn to have faith and selfless heart to embrace the holiness.

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