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suitable place to build a house of worship. They saw a burning star
fall from the sky, and Abraham interpreted this as a sign from
Allah that he should build the house on the spot where it landed. It
was here that he built the Ka'bah, using the fallen stone, known as
the "Black Stone" as its cornerstone. (In principle, Allah's House
was erected with the creation of Adam.)
Performing Pilgrimage (Hajj) to Makkah is one of the five basic
obligations of our religion. We are obligated to testify that there is
no god except Allah and that Prophet Muhammad is His Messen-
ger. We are obligated to pray to Allah. We are obligated to be
charitable. We are obligated to fast during the month of Ramadan,
and we are obligated to make the Hajj.
All Muslims who are financially able, and whose health allows
them to participate, are obligated to make the Pilgrimage at least
once during their lifetime, as soon as they are able. Prophet Mu-
hammad said, "One of the best jihad is the Hajj." This tells us
that Hajj is a struggle against the rebellion within ourselves. When
a Muslim makes the Hajj he usually leaves all of his cherished
fall from the sky, and Abraham interpreted this as a sign from
Allah that he should build the house on the spot where it landed. It
was here that he built the Ka'bah, using the fallen stone, known as
the "Black Stone" as its cornerstone. (In principle, Allah's House
was erected with the creation of Adam.)
Performing Pilgrimage (Hajj) to Makkah is one of the five basic
obligations of our religion. We are obligated to testify that there is
no god except Allah and that Prophet Muhammad is His Messen-
ger. We are obligated to pray to Allah. We are obligated to be
charitable. We are obligated to fast during the month of Ramadan,
and we are obligated to make the Hajj.
All Muslims who are financially able, and whose health allows
them to participate, are obligated to make the Pilgrimage at least
once during their lifetime, as soon as they are able. Prophet Mu-
hammad said, "One of the best jihad is the Hajj." This tells us
that Hajj is a struggle against the rebellion within ourselves. When
a Muslim makes the Hajj he usually leaves all of his cherished