starfortress
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Significance of Hajj?
For me the hajj rituals are beyond or more than significance,of course one of the sign from Allah s.w.t to proves that Islam is universal.To see the Arabs,Persian,English,Malay,Indon,Chechen,African,Chinese(what else, name it) doing the same the same thing alongside together is sufficient to make me happy or more than happy,who cares about significance.
What a big deal,when we as human like to practice insignificance actions,but as a Muslim we truly know which is prohibitted which is allowed.Then we should ask why did people climbed the Everest?you'll heard many answers.So does the Hajj.One thing not to forget Islam's not forcing its Ummah to death to perform the Hajj rituals,unless mentally and physically ready.(Every able-bodied Muslim who can afford to do so is obliged to make the pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in his or her lifetime.)
I like to take Malaysian old citizens experience about their Pilgrimage to Mecca as example,most of them are settled far from major cities and never saw outsides world,so not a chance to chat with them about a foreign cultures before their journeys for Hajj was made.So where is the significance element in that point of view.Its subjective when it involved with 3 million figures.
Traditionally, pilgrims travel to Mecca in groups with their friends or family, or people from their local mosque as an expression of unity.
I love Unity of Ummah.Many Muslims regard the Hajj as one of the great achievements of civilization, because it brings together people from around the world and focuses them upon a single goal: completing the Hajj.