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Hajj
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A circular, counter-clockwise procession around the Kabah.

The twelfth month of the Islamic lunar calendar.
It the first house of worship to be built for Allah.
Two sheets of white unhemmed cloth.
Ibrahim and Ismail.
How insignificant they are comparison to Allah the Creator.
The tawaf is the awakening in each Muslim. It is a consciousness that Allah
is the centre of and the source of all meaning in their life.
8. It was there that the Prophet Muhammad was born and where he received
the very first revelation from Allah.
9. To strip away distinctions of class and culture and symbolise the fact that
all stand equal before Allah, whether rich or poor.
It symbolises leaving behind all worldly possessions and worries in order to
return to God.
10.It was there that the Prophet Muhammad was born and where he received
the very first revelation from Allah.

Mina
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49 to 70
The size of large peas.
The pilgrims are reinforcing the promises they made at Arafat.
Satan.
It is where Ibrahim was tempted by the devil to disobey Allah and refuse to
sacrifice his son Ismail.
7. They shave their heads or cut of a lock of their hair.
8. By reading the Quran, listening to talks and joining in discussions about
various aspects of Islam in preparation for returning home.
9. It helps Muslims understand that Satan needs to be stopped from having
an effect on their lives.
10.They are remembering their bad traits and showing the intention to
improve themselves.

Arafat
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To remember the heat of the Day of Judgement and rely on Allahs mercy.
A plain near Makkah where pilgrims confess their sins.
Both physically hard and emotionally intense.
7 kilometres.
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Allah forgives the sins Muslims confess so that they can start their lives
afresh.
7. Muslims can return home feeling better able to live their lives as Allah has
commanded.
8. Muslims show commitment to Allah by obeying His command and praying
all day in the heat of the sun
9. A huge plain without any shelter from sun.

10.Prophet Muhammad who said that anyone who had been present at Arafat
would have performed hajj.

Eid-ul-Adha
1. Muslims all around the world.
2. The sacrifice of an animal reminds Muslims that they should be prepared
to give up everything to serve Allah.
3. Family, relatives and friends and the poor.
4. After prayers are said at the mosque.
5. It unites different races into a common brotherhood.
6. That their faith is not new but was, they believe, ordained by Allah from
the very beginning of time.
7. It is in remembrance of Ibrahim
It is a symbolic of the sacrifice made for Allah to show obedience.
8. It is a reminder that all Muslims are members of one community striving to
please their God.
9. It helps those who were not on hajj, share the spirit of Hajj with those of
their family or community who were able to go to Makkah and reinforces
the feeling of the ummah.
10.Men will shave their heads and women will cut off at least 2 cm of their
hair, and they will remove all their ihram and return to their normal
clothing.
11.Prayers will be said at the mosque and then the family will eat the meat.
An animal is sacrificed in a halal way and in the UK this has to be done in
an abattoir. The meat in divided up for the poor, for friends and for
relatives.