Find A Reliable Hajj Travel Agent To Make Your Pilgrimage Special And Memorable
Posted by Jack poul on March 14th, 2016
The Hajj (an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca) has immense religious significance for the worldwide Muslim community. The Hajj is a mandatory religious duty for Muslims, particularly those who are physically and financially capable of undertaking the journey. That means every Muslim must visit Mecca for Hajj at least once in their lifetime. The annual pilgrimage to Mecca usually takes place between 8th and 12th day of Dhu al Hijjah month of Islamic calendar. It’s considered as one of the five pillars of Islam. During Hajj, the gathering is considered to be the world’s largest gathering of people. The Hajj demonstrates the solidarity of the Muslim community, and their devotion to God (Allah). The world Hajj is meant to intend a journey, which connotes both the outward act of a journey and the inward act of intentions.
Pilgrims during Hajj join processions of people in Mecca for the week of the Hajj. Apart from this, they perform a series of rituals. They walk counter-clockwise seven times around the Kaaba, and run back and forth between the hills of Al-Safa and Al-Marwah. They then drink from the Zamzam Well, and go to the plains of Mount Arafat to stand in vigil. Afterwards, symbolic stoning of the devil is performed. Other rituals during Hajj include shaving the head and performing animal sacrifice. The Hajj ends with a three-day global festival of Eid al-Adha.
Hajj is one of the fundamental Islamic practices. Every year, millions of devout Muslims complete this holy pilgrimage with reverence. Since they all visit Saudi Arabia for this pilgrimage roughly at the same time and visit the same places in the same order, hotels, resorts and lodges in Saudi are packed to their capacity during the peak season. This creates major logistic problem and lot of inconveniences to the pilgrims.
If you are willing to go for Hajj, this article could be your free informative guide. There are many travel agencies that offer Hajj and Umrah packages. These agencies organize packages keeping in mind all the rituals. When organizing the package, they consider every small detail, such as tickets, accommodation, dining, customs during Hajj, and even arrangements of sacrifice. They focus on one-to-one personalized services to satisfy pilgrims’ expectations. No matter whichever the Hajj and Umrah package you choose, their attention to details remains the same. So, find a Hajj travel agent to have a special and holy experience during Hajj.
Author’s bio- Author of this article is successfully engaged in running a Hajj and Umrah travel agency.
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