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The Islamic Bulletin
Issue 4
Issue 4
V
ol
. XXII, N
o
. 27
in
this
issue
L
etters
to
the
E
ditor
.......................... 2
D
rug
D
ealer
A
ccepts
I
slam
................. 3
I
slamic
W
orld
N
ews
.......................... 4
I
slamic
D
ietary
L
aws
........................... 6
C
ook
’
s
C
orner
.................................. 6
W
omen
in
I
slam
................................. 7
T
he
I
slamic
C
ure
................................ 8
T
he
M
iracles of
the
Q
ur
’
an
. .............. 8
W
hy
I E
mbraced
I
slam
........................ 9
S
tories of
the
S
ahabas
........................ 12
K
id
’
s
C
orner
..................................... 13
S
ayings of
the
P
rophet
....................... 14
I
slamic
S
cience
................................... 14
B
ook
R
eview
...................................... 15
H
olidays
........................................... 16
T
he
I
slamic
B
ulletin
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ajj
M
ubarak
!!! E
id
M
ubarak
!!!
H
ajj
-- T
he
P
ilgrimage
The annual pilgrimage to Mecca is an obligation only for those who are
physically and financially able to perform it.
Nevertheless, about twomillion people go toMecca each year fromevery
corner of the globe providing a unique opportunity for those of different
nations to gather together.
AlthoughMecca is always filled with visitors, the annual Hajj begins in the
12th month of the Islamic year.
Pilgrims wear special clothes: simple garments which strip away distinctions
of class and culture, so that all stand equal before God.
The rites of the Hajj, which of are of Abrahamic origin, include circling
the Ka’ba seven times, and going seven times between the mountains of
Safa and Marwa as did Hagar during her search for water.
Then the pilgrims stand together on the wide plain of Arafa and join in
prayers for God’s forgiveness, in what is often thought of as a preview of
the Last Judgement.
The close of the Hajj is marked by a festival, the Eid-ul-Adha, which is
celebrated with prayers in Muslim communities all over the world.
On behalf of The Islamic Center of San Francisco, the Editors, and the
Board of Directors wish all the readers and all theMuslimbrothers, sisters,
and their families and friends a happy Eid-ul-Adha.