Dhul' Hijjah
What is Hajj?
The pilgrimage to Makkah
What is is called when Pilgrims walking around the Kaaba? and how many times do they do this?
Tawaf, and you walk around 7 times
What does Eid-ul Adha mean and what day of Dhul'Hijjah is it celebrated?
Eid al-Adha means "Festival of the Sacrifice," and begins on the 10th of Dhul-Hijjah.
Where on eath can Muslims pray in any direction?
In or on the Kabah!
What number month is Dhul'Hijjah in the Islamic calendar?
12
Pilgrims move between the hills of Safa and Marwah seven times in this ritual. What is it called?
Sa'i
What is the Sunnah of celebrating Eid-ul Adha?
(clue: 2 things)
A big congregation prayer ( Salat-ul-Eid) and exchanging gifts
This pillar of Islam is fulfilled by performing the Hajj pilgrimage.
The fifth pillar of Islam
What is the 9th of Dhul-Hijjah?
The day of Arafah, considered the most important day of Hajj, falls on this date in Dhul-Hijjah.
Pilgrims spend the night at this place on the 8th of Dhul-Hijjah, marking the beginning of Hajj rituals.
Mina
What is Qurbani and what day is it performed?
On the 10th day of Dhul-Hijjah, pilgrims perform this ritual of animal sacrifice.
What is the name of the Prophet's wife who ran between Safa and Marwa to look for water?
Hajar the wife of Prophet Ibrahim AS
What is the significance of Mina? and what do Pilgrams do there?
Mina is where the shaytan tried to tempt Prohpet Ibrahim AS to not perform the sacrifce.
Pilgrams stone 3 pillars called the Jimraat.
What is the final ritual of Hajj.
The cutting or shaving the hair at the end of Hajj.
What is the significance of Eid al-Adha?
On this day, Muslims commemorate the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to Allah.
What does the name Zamzam mean, and what is the story of this well?
This water is known as Zamzam water as Hajar called out “Zom! Zom!” (Stop! Stop!) as the water kept following.
What day of Dhul'Hijjah marks the start of Hajj?
The 8th day
What is the Talbiyyah and can you recite it?
labbaykallāhumma labbayka, labbayka lā šarīka laka labbayka, ʾinna -l-ḥamda wa-n-niʿmata laka wa-l-mulka lā šharīka lak
How is the Qurban divided?
The meat is divided in three: one portion goes to the needy and poor, one portion goes to the one performing the sacrifice, and another to relatives, neighbours and freinds.
What is the Miqaat?
It is the place around Makkah where Muslim pilgrims intending to perform the Ḥajj or ʿUmrah enter the state of iḥrām