Preparation of Hajj Travel to the Holy Land of Makkah and Madinah
Hajj is among the five pillars of Islam that lay the foundations Dar-ul-Taqwa of a Muslim's life. It is incumbent upon every mentally, physically and financially able Muslim to perform Hajj at least once in his or her lifetime. Allah says in the Quran: "Hajj to the House is a duty that mankind owes to Allah, those who can afford the expenses." [Surah Aal-e-Imran: 97] Hajj is a beautiful act of worship, a ritual that symbolizes complete submission to Allah SWT. There is an immense wisdom and purpose behind Hajj. Hajj is a very comprehensive form of worship, it is the culmination of all the remaining pillars of Islam. The main purpose of Hajj is the obedience of Almighty Allah, to acknowledge that everything we own is a blessing that He bestowed upon us, so we should not attach our hearts to the worldly possessions and hence devote ourselves completely to the one and only, Allah, as He SWT says in the Quran: "And (remember) when We showed Ibrahim(AS) the site of the ...