RENAISSANCE NOVEMBER 2019

Biography 27 Monthly Renaissance November 2019 company. The Prophet (sws) used this Hajj to train them on the rituals and demonstrated every action himself in front of people. Before departure, he instructed the Muslims of the M ī q ā ts (places in Arabia where Muslims put on robes for ḥ ajj and ‘umrah ) so that they would dress themselves properly at these places and begin to chant the “ Labbaik ”. Departure for Ḥ ajj and performing of Ḥ ajj rituals Five days were left for the month of Dh ū al-Qa‘dah to end, when the Prophet (sws) departed from Mad ī nah with a huge number of Muslims and put on the i ḥ r ā m at Dh ū al-Hal ī fah which is now called Aby ā r ‘Al ī . He took animals to be sacrificed at Mina and then proceeded to Makkah with the intention of Hajj. He reached Makkah on 2 nd Dhu al- Ḥ ijjah and offered circumambulation and Sa‘ ī but did not take off the Ihram . However, he instructed his companions to perform Umrah and take their i ḥ r ā ms off. They were to put these on back again with the aim of Hajj when the time came to depart for Mina. For himself, he clarified that since he had brought sacrificial animals, he could not take his i ḥ r ā m off until the sacrifice had been performed. The others were to declare their ḥ ajj as that of tamattu‘ (offering ‘umrah with ḥ ajj ), thereby taking off their i ḥ r ā m after offering the rituals of ‘umrah . He went to Min ā on 8 th Dh ū al- Ḥ ijjah and left for ‘Araf ā t at daybreak the next day. Once there, a tent at the place where Masjid-i Namrah now stands, was erected for him. He rested in this tent. When the sun had set, he came out to the ground, riding a she-camel. People gathered around him and he delivered an extremely eloquent and meaningful sermon. He informed them of the completion of his mission of prophethood; explained instructions for some of the more significant aspects of Islam; instructed people to ensure implementation, especially the fulfillment of their obligations towards the weak; forbade them to offer the ḥ ajj according to the wrongful practice of changing its days as per the solar calendar and asked them to witness that he had met his obligations to communicate their religion fully. The entire crowd made this declaration with a single voice and the Prophet asked God to be witness to this. The Ḥ ajj Sermon One hundred thousand Muslims performed this ḥ ajj . His voice