{"id":12330,"date":"2026-01-31T05:37:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T05:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imuslim.us\/?p=12330"},"modified":"2026-01-31T05:37:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T05:37:51","slug":"how-hajj-marks-the-islamic-uniqueness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imuslim.us\/?p=12330","title":{"rendered":"How Hajj Marks the Islamic Uniqueness"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The ritual of Hajj manifests that uniqueness of the religion of Islam.<\/p><\/div>\n

Almighty Allah has made Islam<\/a>, the final religion, an invincible stronghold against the aberrations and falsehoods of the perverted religions. The whole rituals, beliefs, ethics, and etiquette of Islam marked the Islamic uniqueness and its dissimilarity from the corrupted doctrines and practices of infidels and disbelievers. Islamic rites came distinctly different from the blemished worshipping acts of the peoples of other religions.<\/p>\n

The Prophet<\/a> (peace be upon him) was keen to accentuate this religious variance by enhancing the Islamic practice and dispensing with the fabricated acts of ignorant religions.<\/p>\n

This dissimilarity is by no means a cause of conflict and clash between religions, rather it enriches the Islamic uniqueness and singularity that distinguishes the last chosen religion of God, Islam.<\/p>\n

The ritual of Hajj manifests that Islamic uniqueness. Every ritual\u00a0of Hajj sustains the unlikeness of Islam to the former doctrines of disbelief, which is clear from the Qur’an and the reports from the Prophet (peace be upon him).<\/p>\n

As known, the first place of worship that has been placed on the earth was the Ka`bah in Makkah. The Almighty God says,<\/p>\n

Indeed, the first House [of worship] established for mankind was that at Makkah – blessed and a guidance for the worlds.<\/strong> (Aal `Imran<\/a> 3:96)<\/p>\n

It is said that the first one who built the Kabah<\/a> is Adam not Ibrahim<\/a> (peace be upon them both). The sound opinion about the well-known story of building the Kabah by Ibrahim and his son Ismail is that the Kabah was already built, and Ibrahim and his son (peace be upon them both) renewed it and raised its foundations after it was demolished. The evidence of this is the Quranic statement at the tongue of Ibrahim when he left his wife Hajar in the desert of Arabia saying,<\/p>\n

Our Lord, I have settled some of my descendants in an uncultivated valley near Your sacred House, our Lord, that they may establish prayer. So make hearts among the people incline toward them and provide for them from the fruits that they might be grateful.<\/strong> (Ibrahim <\/a>14:37)<\/p>\n

According to the verse, Ibrahim left his wife and son near the sacred House, which was there before there coming to Arabia. Then, Isma`il grew up, and they rebuilt the Ka`bah. Throughout the time, people would go to the Ka`bah and perform Hajj and `Umrah to it.<\/p>\n

Before the coming of Prophet Muhammad<\/a> (peace be upon him), people deviated from the path of God and worshipped idols, animals, ghosts, etc. and forsook the worship of the Creator of the Heavens and Earth. They put a lot of idols around the Ka`bah which they would circulate.<\/em> Moreover, they would practice a number of devious acts when visiting Ka`bah for Hajj or Umrah. The Prophet destroyed these idols, rebelled all these acts and emphasized the unique Islamic identity and rituality. In the following points, we notice the Prophet\u2019s keenness on the Islamic unique rituals that vary from those of disbelievers.<\/p>\n

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According to the verse, Ibrahim left his wife and son near the sacred House, which was there before there coming to Arabia.<\/p><\/div>\n