Category: Acts of Worship

This section gives details on the Islamic acts of worship (salah (prayer), zakah (charity), sawm (fasting), hajj (pilgrimage) and how they are performed.

Hajj: Its Meaning and Position from the Qur’an

Hajj: Its Meaning and Position from the Qur’an

How is Hajj described in the Qur’an, in what context? Why does the Ka`bah, although a structure, have such an exalted position in such an act of worship?
Murad Hofmann’s Journey to Makkah

Murad Hofmann’s Journey to Makkah

How was Murad Hofmann’s Hajj? How did Hajj quench his thirst; meeting God? What did he find there? How did the inner and external aspects of Hajj dramatically affect him?
Sunnah Acts in Hajj

Sunnah Acts in Hajj

There are some specific Prophetic acts related to performing Hajj. What do you know about these sunnahs? Is hajj still valid without these acts? What acts are more is recommended and why?
Hajj: Seeing the Unseen

Hajj: Seeing the Unseen

How it feel for someone who have left everything behind solely to answer the call of God, stand between His hands? How does such a journey affect our views on worship, belief and entire life?
Hajj: A Different Level of Existence

Hajj: A Different Level of Existence

He left everything behind to accompany Him alone, focus on Him, feel His presence in such a sacred sanctuary. So how does it feel? What gates are open wide for them? How does hajj ennoble one’s nat ...
Former Anti-Islam Advocate, Arnoud van Doorn, in Hajj

Former Anti-Islam Advocate, Arnoud van Doorn, in Hajj

A new Muslim now, the once strident Islamophobe, who produced an offensive film about Islam and Prophet Muhammad, was among the great Muslim gathering of Hajj this year.
Malcolm X’s Letter from Makkah

Malcolm X’s Letter from Makkah

Read what Malcolm X had to say after he performed Hajj in Makkah and how hajj changed his way of thinking.
Hajj 2013: In Pictures

Hajj 2013: In Pictures

Millions of Muslims converge yearly to Saudi Arabia to perform the annual Hajj, one of the world’s biggest displays of mass religious peaceful devotion. Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims have
Pilgrimage: The Journey of Different Religions

Pilgrimage: The Journey of Different Religions

What does hajj in essence mean and what is it meant to instill in man? How do the adherents of various faiths mark and perform it? Do their books say something about Hajj?
Prayer: The Natural Human Instinct

Prayer: The Natural Human Instinct

How is prayer embodied in our human nature? Just a ritual in most of religions, why couldn’t one be truly doing well without it?