Why was pilgrimage (Hajj) rendered fard?
The responsibility of man, who believes in Allah and the religion He sent, toward his Creator is called "ibadah"(worship, servitude).
Ibadah, in broad sense, means to arrange one's life in the way that Allah wants; in the strict sense, it means to turn toward Allah through ways like prayers, fasting, zakah, hajj and sacrificing an animal. Each worship has some properties and wisdoms peculiar to itself; if one performs worshipping by knowing them, they will be more meaningful. It is very important to know the historical, ethical and cultural dimensions and wisdoms of hajj, which consists of symbolic deeds, in order to display the wisdoms of hajj and to grab the spirit of hajj.
There are definitely a lot of wisdoms for man's worldly and otherworldly lives in everything that Allah orders. According to this unerring fact, hajj has a lot of wisdoms. Some of them can be listed as follows:
Everybody naturally needs to show their servitude toward Allah. Hajj is a kind of worship that makes it possible for man to show their weakness in the presence of Allah, to express their servitude and to thank Him for the bounties He has given. For, a hajji gets rid of worldly elements like money, property, post, and rank, and turns toward Allah. He expresses his surrendering and loyalty in the presence of the owner of power and strength. This makes him attain the pleasure of being a servant of Allah.
Hajj forms a very lively picture of equality and brotherhood by bringing together millions of Muslims who have the same aims and purposes regardless of their language, race, country, culture, rank and position. All hajjis, including the rich and the poor, the strong and the weak, undergo an actual training of equality and brotherhood wearing the same clothes, suffering the same deprivation, bearing the same difficulties and acting under the same circumstances. Hajj makes a millionaire and a poor person pray in Arafat wearing the same clothes, circumambulate the Kaaba together; thus, it teaches man not to boast due to his rank, position, property and money; it teaches hajjis to meet and know one another within the framework of Islamic brotherhood and not to forget the Gathering Place.
To see the holy land where the religion of Islam emerged, where the Prophet (pbuh) and his Companions suffered a lot of hardship and troubles, and where many prophets since Hz. Adam lived and visited will strengthen the religious feelings of Muslims and will increase their loyalty to Islam.
Thousands of Muslims whose colors, languages, countries and cultures are different but whose aims are the same and who come from all over the world come together and meet one another thanks to hajj. This enables Muslims to contact one another, to be aware of the troubles of fellow Muslims and even to establish commercial relations.
By performing hajj, a Muslim fulfills the duty of thanking for the worldly bounties like health, talents, property and money that Allah gave him.
Muslims who perform hajj develop ethical properties like patience, endurance, perseverance, putting up with difficulties, being able to do the same thing together with a large group of people, mutual assistance, solidarity and being able to get used to certain rules.
Hajj leaves deep memories that will not be deleted lifelong on a believer. These memories help Muslims not to lose their way in life after hajj. Hajj forms a milestone in the life of a believer.
A Muslim who opens his hands, prays Allah and gets rid of his sins in a place like Arafat, which is an example of Gathering Place, will not easily want to commit the sins he previously committed again.
Thanks to hajj, nice interactions take place among Muslims. Believers learn nice properties from one another. Positive developments take place in their ideas. It decreases negative thoughts that alienate people from one another like racism.
In short, hajj has many wisdoms and ethical, social, economic and psychological benefits. Only some of them have been mentioned above.
There are definitely a lot of wisdoms for man's worldly and otherworldly lives in everything that Allah orders. According to this unerring fact, hajj has a lot of wisdoms. Some of them can be listed as follows:
Everybody naturally needs to show their servitude toward Allah. Hajj is a kind of worship that makes it possible for man to show their weakness in the presence of Allah, to express their servitude and to thank Him for the bounties He has given. For, a hajji gets rid of worldly elements like money, property, post, and rank, and turns toward Allah. He expresses his surrendering and loyalty in the presence of the owner of power and strength. This makes him attain the pleasure of being a servant of Allah.
Hajj forms a very lively picture of equality and brotherhood by bringing together millions of Muslims who have the same aims and purposes regardless of their language, race, country, culture, rank and position. All hajjis, including the rich and the poor, the strong and the weak, undergo an actual training of equality and brotherhood wearing the same clothes, suffering the same deprivation, bearing the same difficulties and acting under the same circumstances. Hajj makes a millionaire and a poor person pray in Arafat wearing the same clothes, circumambulate the Kaaba together; thus, it teaches man not to boast due to his rank, position, property and money; it teaches hajjis to meet and know one another within the framework of Islamic brotherhood and not to forget the Gathering Place.
To see the holy land where the religion of Islam emerged, where the Prophet (pbuh) and his Companions suffered a lot of hardship and troubles, and where many prophets since Hz. Adam lived and visited will strengthen the religious feelings of Muslims and will increase their loyalty to Islam.
Thousands of Muslims whose colors, languages, countries and cultures are different but whose aims are the same and who come from all over the world come together and meet one another thanks to hajj. This enables Muslims to contact one another, to be aware of the troubles of fellow Muslims and even to establish commercial relations.
By performing hajj, a Muslim fulfills the duty of thanking for the worldly bounties like health, talents, property and money that Allah gave him.
Muslims who perform hajj develop ethical properties like patience, endurance, perseverance, putting up with difficulties, being able to do the same thing together with a large group of people, mutual assistance, solidarity and being able to get used to certain rules.
Hajj leaves deep memories that will not be deleted lifelong on a believer. These memories help Muslims not to lose their way in life after hajj. Hajj forms a milestone in the life of a believer.
A Muslim who opens his hands, prays Allah and gets rid of his sins in a place like Arafat, which is an example of Gathering Place, will not easily want to commit the sins he previously committed again.
Thanks to hajj, nice interactions take place among Muslims. Believers learn nice properties from one another. Positive developments take place in their ideas. It decreases negative thoughts that alienate people from one another like racism.
In short, hajj has many wisdoms and ethical, social, economic and psychological benefits. Only some of them have been mentioned above.
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