08-10-2019, 06:40 PM
WE ARE IN THE 12TH ISLAMIC LUNAR MONTH ZULHIJJAH 1440 AND THE HAJJ HAS STARTED. ONLY ONE KEY WORD NAMELY THE ISLAMIC "TAKBEER" COMES INTO ITS OWN AND REINVIGORATES THE MUSLIM BELIEVERS AND SPIRITUALLY ENERGISES THE COMMUNITY. THE WORD AND SONG IS THE MOST POPULAR SPIRITUAL SONG IN THE WORLD WHICH THE MATERIALISTIC DAJALLIC MASS MEDIA DENIES AIRING ON THE AIRWAVES BECAUSE THE MESSAGE CHALLENGES THE SUPREMACY OF MATERIALISM AND MAMMON. THE VIDEOS BELOW ARE EXAMPLES OF THE COMPLETE TAKBEER FOR EID WHICH UNIFIES THE BELIEVERS GLOBALLY. THE TAKBEER IS THE ARABIC PHRASE ALLAHU AKBAR USUALLY TRANSLATED AS GOD IS THE GREATEST. IT IS A COMMON ARABIC ISLAMIC EXPRESSION USED IN VARIOUS CONTEXTS BY MUSLIMS SUCH AS PRAYER, AZAN, AS AN INFORMAL EXPRESSION OF FAITH, IN TIMES OF DISTRESS, JOY OR TO EXPRESS RESOLUTE DETERMINATION OR DEFIANCE. THIS PHRASE IS RECITED BY MUSLIMS IN MANY DIFFERENT SITUATIONS SUCH AS WHEN THEY ARE HAPPY, TO EXPRESS APPROVAL TO PREVENT A MUSLIM BECOMING PRIDEFUL BY REMINDING THEM THAT ALLAH IS THEIR SOURCE OF SUCCESS OR AS A BATTLE CRY DURING TIMES OF EXTREME STRESS.
SO WHAT IS ITS SIGNIFICANCE AT A TIME WHEN THE ENEMIES ARE BUSY AND INTENSIFYING THEIR PLOTS AND CONSPIRACIES TO MARGINALISE, DEMONISE AND ATTACK MUSLIMS AND ISLAM GLOBALLY. MUSLIMS ARE AND HAVE BEEN FACING A GLOBAL WAR AGAINST THEM BRANDED AS THE GLOBAL WAR OF TERROR- GWOT. ALSO WHEN THEY RESIST THEY ARE DEEMED TO BE TERRORISTS RATHER THAN FREEDOM FIGHTERS. NOW WE ARE WITNESSING THE COORDINATED ATTACK BY INDIA'S HITLER - HINDU NAZI MODI IN KASHMIR IS A BLATANT AND CLEAR EXAMPLE OF WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT BY STAMPING ON KASHMIRIS AND ELIMINATING THEIR AUTONOMOUS STATE. THIS NEW INDIAN BJP HITLER MAYBE THE EID GIFT MUSLIMS NEED TO AWAKEN AND EMBARK ON THE JOURNEY OF SACRIFICE TO LIBERATE THEIR LANDS AND BRING IN DIVINE JUSTICE WHICH THE WORLD NEEDS SO DESPERATELY. WITH FRIENDS LIKE INDIAN HITLER MODI THINGS CAN ONLY GET WORSE BEFORE GETTING BETTER.
IN TURNING THINGS AROUND IT IS CLEAR THAT THERE IS A MISSING DIMENSION IN DEFENDING ISLAM AND MUSLIMS AND THAT IS TO TRANSFORM THE ANNUAL HAJJ FROM A RITUAL TO BECOME THE GLOBAL CENTRE OF THE ISLAMIC REVIVAL RENAISSANCE AND RESISTANCE. IT IS THIS CITY AND NOT THE INTERNET WHICH HOLDS THE KEY. THIS MEANS NOTHING LESS THAN THE INTERNATIONALISATION OF MAKKAH AND MADINAH AS CITY STATES CONTROLLED BY THE UMMAH AND OPERATING OUTWITH THE HEGEMONY OF A NWO IMPERIALIST BACKED AND INSTALLED PUPPET FAMILY DYNASTY. THIS IS INEVITABLE AND VOICES ARE ARISING IN THE MUSLIM WORLD FOR IT'S REALISATION -HASBUNALLAH AND TAWALLAH.
AS YOU ARE AWARE THE HAJJ'S ENDING IS MARKED BY THE CONCEPT OF THE ABRAHAMIC SACRIFICE OF HIS SON WHICH IS COMMEMORATED AT THE END OF THE HAJJ WITH THE EID OF AL ADHA - THE FESTIVAL OF THE SACRIFICE. THIS NEEDS URGENT RE-INTERPRETATION AS THE CONCEPT OF SACRIFICE NEEDS TO MEAN TO SACRIFICE IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE LIBERATION OF GLOBAL ISLAM AND MUSLIMS. THIS IS BECOMING CLEARER BY THE DAY TO ALL PEOPLE WHO CAN DISCERN FOR THEMSELVES. AS THE GLOBAL MATERIALISTIC FINANCIAL USURIOUS CAPITALISTIC SYSTEM IS IN A STATE OF MELTDOWN AND A DEATH SPIRAL. THIS CAN ONLY COME ABOUT WITH AN UNITED STATES OF ISLAM ARMY WHICH RAISES THE FLAG OF ISLAM INSCRIBED WITH THE TAKBEER. WE NEED TO ANNOUNCE DIVINE SOVEREIGNTY AND ESTABLISH HUMAN UNITY BASED ON UNIVERSAL JUSTICE AND DECLARE WAR ON THE NWO DICTATORSHIPS AND TYRANTS INSTALLED HERE THERE EVERYHWERE. THERE IS A NEED FOR GHAZIS TO ARISE GLOBALLY TO TAKE ON THE ENEMIES OF ISLAM AND MUSLIMS AS MUSLIM DIGNITY , BLOOD AND LANDS CAN NOT BE TRODDEN UPON ANY LONGER.
NONMUSLIMS CAN NO LONGER HIDE BEHIND THE SKIRTS OF THEIR GOVERNMENTS AND NEED TO MAKE A CHOICE AS THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS SITTING ON THE FENCE. THE ONLY CHOICE IS TO EITHER SUPPORT TRUTH AND JUSTICE OR BE CONDEMNED WITH THE FORCES OF FALSEHOOD, DECEIT AND OPPRESSION.
TODAY ON THE PLAINS OF ARAFAT THE CALL SHOULD NOT BE FOR PERSONAL PIETY AND FORGIVENESS BUT RALLYING THE BELIEVERS TO TAKE ON THE FORCES OF EVIL, INJUSTICE AND TYRANNY. BY IGNORING THIS DIMENSION THIS AMAZING ANNUAL GLOBAL DIVINE GIFT AND EVENT LOSES IT'S POTENT ROLE AND SIGNIFICANCE. INDEED IS HAS BEEN SUBVERTED AND HIJACKED TO BECOME A RICH MAN'S PLAYGROUND RATHER THAN THE ANNUAL MEETING PLACE TO RALLY THE GLOBAL JIHAD AGAINST NWO INJUSTICE ,TYRANNY AND OPPRESSION AGAINST HUMANITY . WHAT IS THE POINT OF THROWING STONES AT THE PILLARS OF STONE DURING THE HAJJ WHICH IS A SYMBOLICAL REJECTION OF THE SHAYTAN AND SATANIC FORCES. THIS NEEDS TO MEAN SOMETHING WHEN THE SATANIC EVIL FORCES NEED TO BE CONFRONTED IN BOSNIA-BALKANS-PALESTINE-CHECHNYA-KASHMIR-INDIA-XINJIANG-MYANMAR-PHILIPPINES AS WELL AS INTERNALLY AGAINST DICTATORS AND TYRANTS. THIS IS THE REAL MEANING AS SACRIFICE FOR THE MODERN BELIEVER MEANS TO BE ABLE, WILLING AND READY TO SACRIFICE OUR RESOURCES AND LIVES IN UPHOLDING THE NAME OF GOD AND HIS FOLLOWERS WHO ARE BEING DENIED THEIR HUMAN RIGHTS, TORTURED, SANCTIONED, IMPRISONED AND KILLED.
WE CAN NOT BE SILENCED AND LIVE IN OPEN AIR JAILS LIKE GAZA WHAT A DAILY INSULT ON OUR COMMON HUMANITY. THE LOVE OF THE PROPHET AND HIS MESSAGE WHICH WAS COMPLETED ON THE PLAINS OF ARAFAT TODAY NEEDS TO CONFRONT THE LOVE OF PROFITEERING FROM THE WORLD AND IT'S FLEETING PLEASURES. THE EID OF AL ADHA STARTS HERE AND NOW AND THE CALL GOES OUT HERE IN CYBERLAND FOR ALL HUMANS TO PLUG INTO THEIR INNER SELF TO BECOME GIGANTIC SPIRITUAL HUMAN BEINGS THAN MATERIALISTIC SELFISH TRIBALISTIC CANNIBALISTIC PYGMIES THAT WE HAVE BECOME. SO COUNT ME OUT AGAIN FROM THE MEANING LESS EID AL ADHA CELEBRATIONS IF IT'S REAL DYNAMIC PURPOSE SIGNIFICANCE AND POWER IS FORGOTTEN AND SUPPRESSED.
COMPLETE EID TAKBEER
TWO MILLION MUSLIMS GATHER AT MOUNT ARAFAT FOR HAJJ PRAYERS
Worshippers will spend the day in prayer at the site where Prophet Muhammad is said to have given his final sermon
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/08/million-muslims-gather-mount-arafat-hajj-prayers-190810093539742.html
https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/interactive/2017/08/hajj-2017-depth-sacred-journey-170824132159144.html
Updates
WHAT IS THE DAY OF ARAFAH AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?
Mufti Muhammad Ismail, Head of the Zakat Committee at Muslim Charities Forum (MCF) and Chairman of Muslim Hands South Africa
https://muslimhands.org.uk/latest/2018/08/the-day-of-arafah-what-is-the-significance-and-how-do-we-make-the-most-of-it
*You will note the different spellings of ’Arafah/t in this article. This is intentional as ‘‘Arafah’ is the singular, referring to the Day of Arafah and ‘‘Arafat’ is the plural, referring to the Plains of ’Arafat.
What is the day of Arafah?
The day of ’Arafah is the ninth day of Dhul Hijjah and it is the best day of the year. The Prophet (saw) said, ‘There are no days greater and more beloved to Allah than these ten days of Dhul Hijjah’ (Ahmad) - just as we increase our prayers, du’as and righteous deeds on the last ten nights of Ramadan, we should also maximise our efforts to please Allah on the first ten days of Dhul Hijjah.
Also, just as Laylatul Qadr is the pinnacle of the last ten nights of Ramadan, the day of ’Arafah is the pinnacle of the first ten days of Dhul Hijjah, upon which millions of Muslims gather to seek repentance.
Why is the day of Arafah important?
Firstly, it is a day where millions of sins are forgiven by Allah. The Prophet (saw) said, ?There is no day on which Allah (swt) frees people from the Fire more so than on the day of ‘Arafah’. (Muslim) Undoubtedly, it would be a wasted opportunity if we did not spend ’Arafah in trying to be one of those people whom Allah will forgive.
Secondly, while Laylatul Qadr is the night on which the Qur’an was first revealed, the day of ’Arafah is when the religion of Islam was perfected. The final verses of the Qur’an were not yet revealed, but Allah sent down this ayah on the day of ’Arafah:
’It was reported from ’Umar ibn al-Khattab (ra) that a Jewish man said to him, “O Commander of the Faithful! There is an ayah in your Book, which you recite; if it had come to us the Jews, we would have taken that day as an Eid (festival)”. Umar (ra) said, “Which ayah?” He said, “Today I have perfected for you your religion and completed upon you My blessing and I have chosen for you Islam as [your] religion”. ’Umar (ra) replied, “We surely know that day and the place where it was revealed upon the Prophet (saw). He was standing at ’Arafat on a Friday”’. (Bukhari) The fact that Allah chose the day of ’Arafah to reveal this verse makes it a blessed day, and we should maximise our efforts to draw closer to Him on ’Arafah.
What do pilgrims (those performing Hajj) do on the day of ’Arafah?
On 9th Dhul Hijjah, pilgrims travel to the plains of ’Arafat, where they will combine their Dhuhr and Asr prayers and then spend the entire day making du’a. They will stand until sunset facing the Qiblah and seeking forgiveness for their sins. This is the most important ritual of the Hajj, without which the Hajj would be incomplete, as the Prophet (saw) said, ’Hajj is ‘Arafah’. (Nasa’i)
In pre-Islamic Arabia, pilgrims would travel to the plains of ’Arafat to pray, just as we do today - with the exception of the Quraish. Aishah (ra) said, ’The Quraish and those who followed their religion - and they were called Al-Hums - would stand at Al-Muzdalifah, and they would say, “We are the people of Allah”. The others would stand at ‘Arafat, so Allah (swt) revealed (in Qur’an, 2:199), “Then depart from where the people depart”’. (Tirmidhi)
The Quraish would refuse to leave Makkah, believing that they were Allah’s people and the caretakers of Allah’s House, and thus they would not go to ’Arafat on the Hajj to stand amongst the other Arabs and seek forgiveness. However, the Prophet (saw), following Allah’s commands, ordered everyone to travel to ’Arafat and repent on 9th Dhul Hijjah, as no one was above this ritual. This is why the Prophet (saw) made it clear that Hajj is incomplete without standing in ’Arafat.
SubhanAllah, on this blessed day, Shaytaan will be enraged and defeated as he watches millions of pilgrims, whom he has tempted throughout their lives into sin, repent and be forgiven in an instant through Allah’s infinite Love and Mercy. Whatever sins they have committed will be completely erased, so they will emerge from the Hajj as pure and innocent as newborn babies. The pilgrims will depart from ’Arafat at sunset and travel to Muzdalifah, where they will pray Maghrib and Isha and sleep beneath the night sky, without tents or any shelter, all of them absolutely equal to each other.
What are some recommended actions and du’as for the day of ’Arafah?
For those of us who are not able to perform Hajj this year, we still have plenty of opportunities to reap the rewards of this blessed day:
1. Make Du’a
While there are many beneficial du’as you can make on ’Arafah, and you may even have a list of personal du’as, you should not neglect to make this du’a on ’Arafah:
2. Fast
It is highly recommended for those who are not pilgrims to fast on this day as the Prophet (saw) said, ’It (fasting on the Day of ‘Arafah) expiates the sins of the past year and the coming year (i.e. those sins will be forgiven)’. (Muslim)
SubhanAllah, what an amazing opportunity: to be forgiven for sins we haven’t even committed yet! The pilgrims at Hajj do not generally fast as the most important worship on this day are their prayers, the remembrance of Allah (swt) and begging for His forgiveness. ’The people of knowledge consider it recommended to fast on the day of ‘Arafah, except for those at Arafat’. (Tirmidhi)
3. Make Dhikr
Saying Allahu akbar, SubhanAllah and Alhamdulillah frequently on ’Arafah would allow you to benefit from its blessings. You should also recite the Talbiyah throughout the day, and say SubhanAllahi wa bi hamdihi, subhanAllahi-l ’adheem 100 times.
4. Give a Prophetic Qurbani
Abu Talhah (ra) reported, ‘The Prophet (saw) sacrificed for the one who could not sacrifice from his Ummah, one who bore witness to the Oneness of Allah and [his] Prophethood’. (Tabarani and Ahmad) For those who are able to, following the example of the Prophet (saw) and giving this extra Qurbani is an excellent way to gain reward on the day of ’Arafah. Not only will you be reviving a forgotten Sunnah, you will be also doubling your impact by feeding even more families a rare meal with meat during the days of Eid-ul-Adha.
We hope this article was of benefit to you. Check out our blog to learn more about how you can make the most of Dhul Hijjah, or visit our new YouTube series The Prophetic Steps for EXCLUSIVE footage of the Hajj, including visiting the Prophet Muhammad’s (saw) grave and the Mount of Mercy.
A DIFFERENT SPEECH DURING THE HAJJ 2019 IN DIFFERENT WAY
BIGGEST SOLID MOVE REGARDING NAIMATULLAH SHAH WALI A PREDICTION GOING TO BE TRUE
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELhgj6ARzug][/url]
A CLEAR DIRECTION FOR IMRAN KHAN QAMAR KHAN BAJWA BY NEW YORK TIMES
SO WHAT IS ITS SIGNIFICANCE AT A TIME WHEN THE ENEMIES ARE BUSY AND INTENSIFYING THEIR PLOTS AND CONSPIRACIES TO MARGINALISE, DEMONISE AND ATTACK MUSLIMS AND ISLAM GLOBALLY. MUSLIMS ARE AND HAVE BEEN FACING A GLOBAL WAR AGAINST THEM BRANDED AS THE GLOBAL WAR OF TERROR- GWOT. ALSO WHEN THEY RESIST THEY ARE DEEMED TO BE TERRORISTS RATHER THAN FREEDOM FIGHTERS. NOW WE ARE WITNESSING THE COORDINATED ATTACK BY INDIA'S HITLER - HINDU NAZI MODI IN KASHMIR IS A BLATANT AND CLEAR EXAMPLE OF WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT BY STAMPING ON KASHMIRIS AND ELIMINATING THEIR AUTONOMOUS STATE. THIS NEW INDIAN BJP HITLER MAYBE THE EID GIFT MUSLIMS NEED TO AWAKEN AND EMBARK ON THE JOURNEY OF SACRIFICE TO LIBERATE THEIR LANDS AND BRING IN DIVINE JUSTICE WHICH THE WORLD NEEDS SO DESPERATELY. WITH FRIENDS LIKE INDIAN HITLER MODI THINGS CAN ONLY GET WORSE BEFORE GETTING BETTER.
IN TURNING THINGS AROUND IT IS CLEAR THAT THERE IS A MISSING DIMENSION IN DEFENDING ISLAM AND MUSLIMS AND THAT IS TO TRANSFORM THE ANNUAL HAJJ FROM A RITUAL TO BECOME THE GLOBAL CENTRE OF THE ISLAMIC REVIVAL RENAISSANCE AND RESISTANCE. IT IS THIS CITY AND NOT THE INTERNET WHICH HOLDS THE KEY. THIS MEANS NOTHING LESS THAN THE INTERNATIONALISATION OF MAKKAH AND MADINAH AS CITY STATES CONTROLLED BY THE UMMAH AND OPERATING OUTWITH THE HEGEMONY OF A NWO IMPERIALIST BACKED AND INSTALLED PUPPET FAMILY DYNASTY. THIS IS INEVITABLE AND VOICES ARE ARISING IN THE MUSLIM WORLD FOR IT'S REALISATION -HASBUNALLAH AND TAWALLAH.
AS YOU ARE AWARE THE HAJJ'S ENDING IS MARKED BY THE CONCEPT OF THE ABRAHAMIC SACRIFICE OF HIS SON WHICH IS COMMEMORATED AT THE END OF THE HAJJ WITH THE EID OF AL ADHA - THE FESTIVAL OF THE SACRIFICE. THIS NEEDS URGENT RE-INTERPRETATION AS THE CONCEPT OF SACRIFICE NEEDS TO MEAN TO SACRIFICE IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE LIBERATION OF GLOBAL ISLAM AND MUSLIMS. THIS IS BECOMING CLEARER BY THE DAY TO ALL PEOPLE WHO CAN DISCERN FOR THEMSELVES. AS THE GLOBAL MATERIALISTIC FINANCIAL USURIOUS CAPITALISTIC SYSTEM IS IN A STATE OF MELTDOWN AND A DEATH SPIRAL. THIS CAN ONLY COME ABOUT WITH AN UNITED STATES OF ISLAM ARMY WHICH RAISES THE FLAG OF ISLAM INSCRIBED WITH THE TAKBEER. WE NEED TO ANNOUNCE DIVINE SOVEREIGNTY AND ESTABLISH HUMAN UNITY BASED ON UNIVERSAL JUSTICE AND DECLARE WAR ON THE NWO DICTATORSHIPS AND TYRANTS INSTALLED HERE THERE EVERYHWERE. THERE IS A NEED FOR GHAZIS TO ARISE GLOBALLY TO TAKE ON THE ENEMIES OF ISLAM AND MUSLIMS AS MUSLIM DIGNITY , BLOOD AND LANDS CAN NOT BE TRODDEN UPON ANY LONGER.
NONMUSLIMS CAN NO LONGER HIDE BEHIND THE SKIRTS OF THEIR GOVERNMENTS AND NEED TO MAKE A CHOICE AS THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS SITTING ON THE FENCE. THE ONLY CHOICE IS TO EITHER SUPPORT TRUTH AND JUSTICE OR BE CONDEMNED WITH THE FORCES OF FALSEHOOD, DECEIT AND OPPRESSION.
TODAY ON THE PLAINS OF ARAFAT THE CALL SHOULD NOT BE FOR PERSONAL PIETY AND FORGIVENESS BUT RALLYING THE BELIEVERS TO TAKE ON THE FORCES OF EVIL, INJUSTICE AND TYRANNY. BY IGNORING THIS DIMENSION THIS AMAZING ANNUAL GLOBAL DIVINE GIFT AND EVENT LOSES IT'S POTENT ROLE AND SIGNIFICANCE. INDEED IS HAS BEEN SUBVERTED AND HIJACKED TO BECOME A RICH MAN'S PLAYGROUND RATHER THAN THE ANNUAL MEETING PLACE TO RALLY THE GLOBAL JIHAD AGAINST NWO INJUSTICE ,TYRANNY AND OPPRESSION AGAINST HUMANITY . WHAT IS THE POINT OF THROWING STONES AT THE PILLARS OF STONE DURING THE HAJJ WHICH IS A SYMBOLICAL REJECTION OF THE SHAYTAN AND SATANIC FORCES. THIS NEEDS TO MEAN SOMETHING WHEN THE SATANIC EVIL FORCES NEED TO BE CONFRONTED IN BOSNIA-BALKANS-PALESTINE-CHECHNYA-KASHMIR-INDIA-XINJIANG-MYANMAR-PHILIPPINES AS WELL AS INTERNALLY AGAINST DICTATORS AND TYRANTS. THIS IS THE REAL MEANING AS SACRIFICE FOR THE MODERN BELIEVER MEANS TO BE ABLE, WILLING AND READY TO SACRIFICE OUR RESOURCES AND LIVES IN UPHOLDING THE NAME OF GOD AND HIS FOLLOWERS WHO ARE BEING DENIED THEIR HUMAN RIGHTS, TORTURED, SANCTIONED, IMPRISONED AND KILLED.
WE CAN NOT BE SILENCED AND LIVE IN OPEN AIR JAILS LIKE GAZA WHAT A DAILY INSULT ON OUR COMMON HUMANITY. THE LOVE OF THE PROPHET AND HIS MESSAGE WHICH WAS COMPLETED ON THE PLAINS OF ARAFAT TODAY NEEDS TO CONFRONT THE LOVE OF PROFITEERING FROM THE WORLD AND IT'S FLEETING PLEASURES. THE EID OF AL ADHA STARTS HERE AND NOW AND THE CALL GOES OUT HERE IN CYBERLAND FOR ALL HUMANS TO PLUG INTO THEIR INNER SELF TO BECOME GIGANTIC SPIRITUAL HUMAN BEINGS THAN MATERIALISTIC SELFISH TRIBALISTIC CANNIBALISTIC PYGMIES THAT WE HAVE BECOME. SO COUNT ME OUT AGAIN FROM THE MEANING LESS EID AL ADHA CELEBRATIONS IF IT'S REAL DYNAMIC PURPOSE SIGNIFICANCE AND POWER IS FORGOTTEN AND SUPPRESSED.
COMPLETE EID TAKBEER
TWO MILLION MUSLIMS GATHER AT MOUNT ARAFAT FOR HAJJ PRAYERS
Worshippers will spend the day in prayer at the site where Prophet Muhammad is said to have given his final sermon
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/08/million-muslims-gather-mount-arafat-hajj-prayers-190810093539742.html
https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/interactive/2017/08/hajj-2017-depth-sacred-journey-170824132159144.html
Updates
WHAT IS THE DAY OF ARAFAH AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?
Mufti Muhammad Ismail, Head of the Zakat Committee at Muslim Charities Forum (MCF) and Chairman of Muslim Hands South Africa
https://muslimhands.org.uk/latest/2018/08/the-day-of-arafah-what-is-the-significance-and-how-do-we-make-the-most-of-it
*You will note the different spellings of ’Arafah/t in this article. This is intentional as ‘‘Arafah’ is the singular, referring to the Day of Arafah and ‘‘Arafat’ is the plural, referring to the Plains of ’Arafat.
What is the day of Arafah?
The day of ’Arafah is the ninth day of Dhul Hijjah and it is the best day of the year. The Prophet (saw) said, ‘There are no days greater and more beloved to Allah than these ten days of Dhul Hijjah’ (Ahmad) - just as we increase our prayers, du’as and righteous deeds on the last ten nights of Ramadan, we should also maximise our efforts to please Allah on the first ten days of Dhul Hijjah.
Also, just as Laylatul Qadr is the pinnacle of the last ten nights of Ramadan, the day of ’Arafah is the pinnacle of the first ten days of Dhul Hijjah, upon which millions of Muslims gather to seek repentance.
Why is the day of Arafah important?
Firstly, it is a day where millions of sins are forgiven by Allah. The Prophet (saw) said, ?There is no day on which Allah (swt) frees people from the Fire more so than on the day of ‘Arafah’. (Muslim) Undoubtedly, it would be a wasted opportunity if we did not spend ’Arafah in trying to be one of those people whom Allah will forgive.
Secondly, while Laylatul Qadr is the night on which the Qur’an was first revealed, the day of ’Arafah is when the religion of Islam was perfected. The final verses of the Qur’an were not yet revealed, but Allah sent down this ayah on the day of ’Arafah:
’It was reported from ’Umar ibn al-Khattab (ra) that a Jewish man said to him, “O Commander of the Faithful! There is an ayah in your Book, which you recite; if it had come to us the Jews, we would have taken that day as an Eid (festival)”. Umar (ra) said, “Which ayah?” He said, “Today I have perfected for you your religion and completed upon you My blessing and I have chosen for you Islam as [your] religion”. ’Umar (ra) replied, “We surely know that day and the place where it was revealed upon the Prophet (saw). He was standing at ’Arafat on a Friday”’. (Bukhari) The fact that Allah chose the day of ’Arafah to reveal this verse makes it a blessed day, and we should maximise our efforts to draw closer to Him on ’Arafah.
What do pilgrims (those performing Hajj) do on the day of ’Arafah?
On 9th Dhul Hijjah, pilgrims travel to the plains of ’Arafat, where they will combine their Dhuhr and Asr prayers and then spend the entire day making du’a. They will stand until sunset facing the Qiblah and seeking forgiveness for their sins. This is the most important ritual of the Hajj, without which the Hajj would be incomplete, as the Prophet (saw) said, ’Hajj is ‘Arafah’. (Nasa’i)
In pre-Islamic Arabia, pilgrims would travel to the plains of ’Arafat to pray, just as we do today - with the exception of the Quraish. Aishah (ra) said, ’The Quraish and those who followed their religion - and they were called Al-Hums - would stand at Al-Muzdalifah, and they would say, “We are the people of Allah”. The others would stand at ‘Arafat, so Allah (swt) revealed (in Qur’an, 2:199), “Then depart from where the people depart”’. (Tirmidhi)
The Quraish would refuse to leave Makkah, believing that they were Allah’s people and the caretakers of Allah’s House, and thus they would not go to ’Arafat on the Hajj to stand amongst the other Arabs and seek forgiveness. However, the Prophet (saw), following Allah’s commands, ordered everyone to travel to ’Arafat and repent on 9th Dhul Hijjah, as no one was above this ritual. This is why the Prophet (saw) made it clear that Hajj is incomplete without standing in ’Arafat.
SubhanAllah, on this blessed day, Shaytaan will be enraged and defeated as he watches millions of pilgrims, whom he has tempted throughout their lives into sin, repent and be forgiven in an instant through Allah’s infinite Love and Mercy. Whatever sins they have committed will be completely erased, so they will emerge from the Hajj as pure and innocent as newborn babies. The pilgrims will depart from ’Arafat at sunset and travel to Muzdalifah, where they will pray Maghrib and Isha and sleep beneath the night sky, without tents or any shelter, all of them absolutely equal to each other.
What are some recommended actions and du’as for the day of ’Arafah?
For those of us who are not able to perform Hajj this year, we still have plenty of opportunities to reap the rewards of this blessed day:
1. Make Du’a
While there are many beneficial du’as you can make on ’Arafah, and you may even have a list of personal du’as, you should not neglect to make this du’a on ’Arafah:
2. Fast
It is highly recommended for those who are not pilgrims to fast on this day as the Prophet (saw) said, ’It (fasting on the Day of ‘Arafah) expiates the sins of the past year and the coming year (i.e. those sins will be forgiven)’. (Muslim)
SubhanAllah, what an amazing opportunity: to be forgiven for sins we haven’t even committed yet! The pilgrims at Hajj do not generally fast as the most important worship on this day are their prayers, the remembrance of Allah (swt) and begging for His forgiveness. ’The people of knowledge consider it recommended to fast on the day of ‘Arafah, except for those at Arafat’. (Tirmidhi)
3. Make Dhikr
Saying Allahu akbar, SubhanAllah and Alhamdulillah frequently on ’Arafah would allow you to benefit from its blessings. You should also recite the Talbiyah throughout the day, and say SubhanAllahi wa bi hamdihi, subhanAllahi-l ’adheem 100 times.
4. Give a Prophetic Qurbani
Abu Talhah (ra) reported, ‘The Prophet (saw) sacrificed for the one who could not sacrifice from his Ummah, one who bore witness to the Oneness of Allah and [his] Prophethood’. (Tabarani and Ahmad) For those who are able to, following the example of the Prophet (saw) and giving this extra Qurbani is an excellent way to gain reward on the day of ’Arafah. Not only will you be reviving a forgotten Sunnah, you will be also doubling your impact by feeding even more families a rare meal with meat during the days of Eid-ul-Adha.
We hope this article was of benefit to you. Check out our blog to learn more about how you can make the most of Dhul Hijjah, or visit our new YouTube series The Prophetic Steps for EXCLUSIVE footage of the Hajj, including visiting the Prophet Muhammad’s (saw) grave and the Mount of Mercy.
A DIFFERENT SPEECH DURING THE HAJJ 2019 IN DIFFERENT WAY
BIGGEST SOLID MOVE REGARDING NAIMATULLAH SHAH WALI A PREDICTION GOING TO BE TRUE
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELhgj6ARzug][/url]
A CLEAR DIRECTION FOR IMRAN KHAN QAMAR KHAN BAJWA BY NEW YORK TIMES