"definite purpose" is to fulfill their duty to God. All Muslims able to complete

the journey do so in the 12th month dhul-hijjah in the Islamic calendar.

The Hajj is completed by all Muslims who are able, the sick and the old are

exempt from it, and they do separate things to commemorate the holy

The exact itinerary when setting out on the Hajj has been completed

as written in the Qu'ran for centuries before. It must be completed exactly

as recorded. After traveling to Mecca, the first step is the Ihram. They

must cleanse themselves in body and mind then dress in white, this

symbolises that they are all equal. The next step in the Hajj is Tawaf. They

circumambulate the Ka'bah seven times in the al-Haram Mosque in Mecca

then say a prayer called the Talbiyah which goes as follows; "Here I am,

Thou without equal, God Alone!" Also, in the al-Haram Mosque is the Black

and mind in preparation for their stay at Musdalifah that night.

sacrifice his son. A donated animal is then sacrificed, and then the festival

Abraham's devotion to Allah. No matter where Muslims are, they celebrate

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