Lessons from Hajj

Hajj is the 5th pillar of Islam. Like every other pillar, Hajj is such a worship that prepares the servant of Allah to surrender to Allah’s call. Even though this pillar is obligatory on Muslims, once in the lifetime if one has the ability, yet it involves huge sacrifice for the sake of Allah. Unless a Muslim has strong back-up and habits from other, then he or she will find the sacrifice of Hajj is too much to take.

Hajj requires some of the following:

• Strong Imaan: Only strong Imaan can motivate Muslims to take risk for hard travelling to perform the Hajj. Imaan (Islamic faith) is the 1st pillar of Islam. If a Muslim is strong in the 1st pillar, then later it helps him or her to dedicate everything for the Hajj.

• Habit to respond to the call of Allah: Salah is the 2nd pillar of Islam and everyday it calls Muslims to join in the prayers. If a Muslim is regular in Salah, then he or she builds up a habit to respond to Allah’s call daily. Later, when they are called for performing Hajj, despite it being a hard call, they can respond to it with full enthusiasm.

• Habit of spending in Allah’s cause: Zakah is the 3rd pillar of Islam. It trains Muslims to spend in the path of Allah. Hajj requires a lot of money. Those who spend for Allah as Zakah, find Hajj spending easier as an act to respond to the call of Allah.

• Habit of sacrifice for Allah’s sake: Salah, fasting and charity train Muslims to sacrifice their time, energy, money to the pleasure of Allah. Hajj is a very demanding worship which requires huge sacrifices. Those who are used to sacrificing in other pillars, find easier to sacrifice for Hajj, to respond to the call of Allah Almighty.

• Huge self-control: Fasting is a training for self-control. In Hajj self-control is necessary in terms of sexuality, anger, or any sinful activities. Those who practice self-control in fasting, find easier in self-control in the Hajj.

Hajj is like a combo of all other pillars of Islam. Hajj is the true manifestation of true belief, true Salah, true Zakah, true fasting etc. It prepares Allah’s servant to respond to HIS obedience in every step of life. That’s why Hajj is called the best worship. Hajj is not just a ritual. It has many lessons for Muslims and for all mankind. How does Hajj give lessons? Why it is not just a ritual only? or what must we learn from it and so on requires explanations. This book is that little effort to explain some of the lessons about Hajj. So, I shall try to include explanations about Hajj in this small book to stimulate the understanding.

I can’t do it unless Allah grants me ability. May Allah grant me the beneficial knowledge required to write this book and may Allah accept my little service for HIM! May Allah also reward those who are helping me in many ways for this noble work, Ameen! 

In this book, you may find some repetition in issues, and it is for a reason. The reason is to remind you a few times to get the idea to sink into the mind of the reader. The idea is to find the lessons from Hajj to address misunderstanding, and to increase moral character on Muslims in their daily lives. If anyone finds any mistakes in my writing, please feel free to pass your feedback, and I shall take care of it appropriately Insha Allah!

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Farid Ahmed, MNZM

Homeopathic Health Consultant

Quran class teacher, Masjid An-Nur, Christchurch, New Zealand

Date: 01/4/2025