Purpose of Hajj

Hajj is the obligatory Ibadah mandatory to perform by all mentally, physically and financially stable Muslims. It is the fifth pillar of Islam; a way to commence your jaunt to Heaven. The eminence of performing Hajj can be estimated by the following verse of the Holy Quran;
“And pilgrimage to the house (Bait Ullah) is obligatory upon mankind owed o Allah for whoever can find a way there.”
Hajj is performed in the remembrance of Prophet Ibrahim AS and the incident happened in his life that can serve as a perfect exemplification of a congenial life. Almost all of the rituals performed during Hajj are the commemoration of Prophet Ibrahim’s Sunnah and in order to understand and perform your Hajj in a better manner, it will be a gainful practice to read his life before going to the holy land.
Hajj is not only an Ibadah but a complete conduction for a better personality. The purpose of Hajj is to make a Muslim to serve as a human being in an improved custom. It is the duty of a Muslim to prepare him and his heart to attain the purpose of Pilgrimage so let us enlightened numerous aspects related to the purpose of Hajj.

Reliance on Almighty:

The question is non- talkative among the Muslims about their faith on Almighty because every single aspect of a Muslim’s life elicit his firm believe on his Creator SWT. During and after the deliverance of major Pilgrimage, the firm belief of a Muslim on Almighty gets more strengthen because Hajj is the Ibadah that freshens a Muslim’s Emaan by notifying the idyllic objectives a person has in his life. Faith, reliance or Tauheed engraved in a Muslim’s heart when he enters in the state of Ihram forgetting all of forbidden things by Almighty.

Meekness:

Like all other Ibadah in Islam, the main objective of Pilgrimage is tractability and obedience. Hajj being the Ibadah jam-packed with ultimate obedience accomplishes the purpose. When a Muslim wears Ihram, he admits his helplessness and that he is nothing without the mercy of Almighty Allah. Muslims during Hajj asks forgiveness by their Lord and supplicate for a better life here and here after. No Ibadah can get completion without being amalgamated with the fulfillment of commands of Allah. Haj, being a religious obligation; when performed by the Muslims basically depicts that a Muslim obey his lord and follow whatever he is commanded with.

Piety; the Standard of superiority:

The last sermon of Hajj delivered by Prophet Muhammad SAWW endeavors a complete code of life to not only Muslims but to all of the mankind because the sermon covers all of the aspects pertaining to spend a person’s life in a fair and a proper manner. It was clarified in this sermon that all Muslims or precisely all human beings are equal and no one is dominant over the other on basis of some materialistic measures. A Muslim is highly forbidden to think him superior than the others because all of the humans are made equal. When the Muslim pilgrims stand altogether inside Masjid al Haram or Prophet’s mosque to bow their heads in front of Almighty Allah, then no one is grander than the other and no distinction is made among the people. The last sermon of Hajj assures that no one feels himself inferior than the other and it was narrated by Prophet Muhammad SAWW that no Arab is superior over a non- Arab and no white is superior over a black; the standard of superiority in Islam is piety (“Taqwa” belief on God).

Brotherhood:

If one has to understand the concept of peace, harmony and brotherhood then he cannot find a place better than the Grand mosque. More than three million people gathered altogether to perform a single ritual at a single time at a same place. Despite of the color, cast, country or nation every Muslim stands with each other to fulfill his religious duty. At the days of Hajj no difference seems among the people practicing their obligatory Ibadah in the Masjid al Haram. This depiction makes Hajj an Ibadah that is endow to mark a Muslim admired by his Lord.

Reminder of the last rest place:

This world is temporary and sooner or later everyone has to taste the afterlife. Remembrance of your afterlife is healthy sign for a Muslim as it makes the Emaan of a Muslim stronger. Hajj is the excellent reminder of the Day of Judgment and life her after. Ihram; the two piece whit sheet makes a Muslim to understand the reality of his life by depicting that at the end no one can take nothing along with him but only his good deeds. It makes a Muslim to greed here as less as he can because this greed of his will become his foe at the End day.

Patience; the true companion:

For a person to persist his life in peace and harmony, patience is necessary. You cannot achieve anything without being patient. Hajj is the best way to be a patient person. Being such a massive gathering Hajj is bequeath to induce patience in a person. Being in such a crowded place, a person has to persist fortitude by remaining the patience of Bibi Hajra who ran here and there to quench the thirst of his infant child but never lose her faith on Almighty.