Ugandan Fish Seller Saves Money For 10 Years To Perform Hajj

Uganda plans to send 750 of its citizens – including 415 women – to this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca. “I can’t wait to get to Mecca and see Prophet Muhammad’s tomb and Mount Arafat and drink Zamzam water,” said 58-year-old Kasifah Nankumba. The sheikhs have briefed us on what to expect. I’m so excited. I’m…

Malcolm X’s Letter From Hajj

Back in the 1960s, American civil rights activist and popular figure Malcolm X performed Hajj. This was a period when the American society was rife with racial tensions, and there was rampant segregation between Black and White. Initially, Malcolm X was associated with a group called Nation of Islam, which considered the white man to…

Hz Ibrahim (AS) And The Concept of Sacrifice in Islam

Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam and is obligatory for all Muslims who are financially capable. According to Ayah 27 of Surah al-Haj, Hz Ibrahim (AS) was given the details about Hajj:- “And proclaim among men the Pilgrimage: they will come to you on foot and on every lean camel, coming from every remote path.”…

What are the Five Pillars of Islam?

5 pillars of Islam – the precepts of Sharia, which form the basis of Islam and is mandatory for all Muslims. The five pillars of Islam include the Shahadah, the prayer, the fasting, zakat and Hajj. The five pillars of Islam are not listed in Quran: they are known from the hadiths of the Prophet…