HajjCoach Session 04 - Let's Go Shopping! (part 2)

HajjCoach Session 04 - Let's Go Shopping! (part 1)

bismillah. sensible advice for the hujjaj!

HajjCoach Session 03 - Tying Up Loose Ends

bismillah. make these decisions for yourselves now. if not for hajj, then just because qadar can take you at any time. and no one is able to do all this for you.

HajjCoach Session 02 - Measuring Salah Quality

bismillah. Allaho Akbar! this is such a beneficial video! improving the quality of one's salah is something that pays so many dividends! i am so happy i saw this video, that i can hardly stop using exclamation marks... there. okay. see, even without exclamation marks, i still recommend this video to you.

HajjCoach Session 01 - Everything You Need To Know

bismillah. mashaAllah! the availability of these lectures is a great blessing. i had tawfiq to make Hajj with this shaykh before i ever learned anything about him. and the benefits of that Hajj over what i had contemplated for myself are so great that more than two years later, i am still so grateful to Allah that He let me be in such good company during the most important journey of my life.

Arafat at daytime during Hajj 2006

Here is some footage from Hajj that was posted yesterday on Google Video. There's no description besides the title, and the video is in Arabic. But look carefully, and use the slider to advance the video to scenes of the Hajjis. You'll notice that the plain of Arafat is teeming with Muslims, alhamdolillah. And you'll notice that the Ihram, the garb of the Hajji, obliterates the markings of wealth or family status. Every Hajji is an equal to every other Hajji because each has made the journey for the sake of Allah subhanahu wata ala. Indeed when we leave this life, nothing will distinguish one man from another save his deeds. And no man will be better than another except by the balance of his good deeds over his bad. And no one will enter Paradise, no one at all, except by the Mercy of Allah subhanahu wata ala. Alhamdolillah, all praise is for Allah. May He accept the Hajj of every Hajji. May He Guide all of us and you to the straight path, the path of those with whom He is pleased.

Inside Mecca part1

There's no place like Makkah; there's no journey like Hajj. It's already Thursday in Makkah. The Hajj is well under way. This video is quite impressive, following the Hajj of three Muslims from all over the world. But when you watch this video, remember, it was produced by non-Muslims. That comes across clearly in comments that reveal how little they appreciate the way a Muslim views the trials of performing the Hajj. Also, keep in mind that the number of Hajjis has grown tremendously. As many as 3.5 million Hajjis made the journey last year. This year more people will attend than ever before. The Saudi government does a fantastic job of hosting the Hajj. People who complain have no idea what a logistical accomplishment the Hajj represents each year. And they vastly overestimate the ability of any other nation to conduct such an exercise in religious hospitality. Here's the Google Video description: "A National Geographic Documentary about Islam and the journey towards the Holy City of Makkah for Pilgrimage.A must to watch film to know about Islam and its teachings."

A Visual Guide to Madinah Al Munawwarah: The Second Holiest City in Islam

How do you begin to describe the city of Madinah? It's full name is Madinah al Munawwarah. It was the adopted home of the Prophet, sull Allahi alayhi wa sallam. And its two main tribes adopted the Prophet, defending him and his faith, on the basis of a most blessed bargain: All they were promised was that their reward would be Paradise, and that the Prophet would not forsake them when Allah would one day liberate his original home, Makkah, from the idolators who hated Islam. The tribes of Yathrib, as Madinah was once called, used to fight decimating wars against each other. Islam was literally a path to peace for them. These tribes had no great renown in Arabia, and the Prophet sull Allahi alayhi wa sallam had never given them a lot of attention in his quest to find support among the tribes that came to Makkah for Hajj. But when the people of Yathrib showed their interest in Islam, the Prophet sull Allahi alayhi wa sallam, sent them a sahaba who devoted himself to their education. In a short time, there were Muslims in every home in Madinah. And it was not long after that time that Madinah became a refuge for Muslims that rivaled the previous emigrations to Abyssinia. And when the Prophet sull Allahi alayhi wa sallam arrived in Yathrib, it was the start of the first Islamic nation state. Alhamdolillah. And Madinah has been blessed ever since. There are only three masjids that Muslims have ever been permitted to visit on religious pilgrimmage. They are the holy mosques in Makkah, Madinah, and Jerusalem. Madinah's proximity to Makkah, and Jerusalem's occupation by the Israelis, means that Muslims who travel for Hajj or Umrah will usually also visit Madinah. May Allah subhanahu wata ala bless the pilgrims, the Hujjaj, keep them safe, and accept their Hajj, in sha Allah. This Google Video was produced in Toronto. It is a few years out of date. Most notably, the area of Khandaq, the Trench, which was also known as the "seven mosques" has changed considerably. Today, one mosque stands where the multiple structures stood. Also, the video perpetuates what is a small confusion about the masjid of the Prophet, sull Allahi alayhi wa sallam. The following information was provided by scholars who studied at Madinah University. Poor single men did live inside the masjid, but that area was all along the back wall of the masjid. The area was not limited to the two raised platforms that can be found today near where the Prophet sull Allahi alayhi wa sallam is buried, in the home of his wife Aisha, radi Allah anha. Here is the Google Video description: "Learn about the holiest city in Islam second only to Mecca (Makkah.) This includes the The Mosque of the Prophet (peace be upon him.)"