A question about the hajj

davidw · February 10, 2003, 9:24pm

I know that the hajj is the yearly pilgrimage to Mecca by devout Muslims. Do Muslims who don’t make the pilgrimage have any kind of ceremonies or celebration to commemorate that the hajj is taking place at that time?

Monty · February 10, 2003, 10:30pm

All you ever want to know abou the Hajj, courtesy of Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia: Hajj Page.

MEBuckner · February 11, 2003, 1:57am

According to this article on 'Id Al-Adha (the “Festival of Sacrifice”) by Dr. Ahmad Shafaat at the Islamic Perspectives website, “’Id al-adha is a kind of joining in hajj by those who could not make it to Makkah” through special prayers and sacrifices.