Pilgrimages and mass gatherings
Family: Gatherings, councils and conferences · 17 entries
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The Fulfilled Umrah (Umrat al-Qada)
c. March 629 CE · Dhu al-Qa'da 7 AHIn Dhu al-Qa'da 7 AH (March 629 CE), fulfilling the treaty of Hudaybiyya, the Prophet and 2,000 Muslims entered Mecca unarmed to perform Umrah while Quraysh watched from the hills; the Prophet married Maymuna bint al-Harith and the demonstration of Muslim devotion profoundly shifted Meccan sentiment, leading to the conversions of Khalid ibn al-Walid, Amr ibn al-As, and Uthman ibn Talha.The pilgrimage led by Abu Bakr
March 631 CE · Dhu al-Hijja 9 AHThe Prophet sent Abu Bakr to lead the pilgrimage of the ninth year after the Hijra, the first led by the Muslims after the conquest of Mecca.The proclamation of Bara'a at Mina
March 631 CE · Dhu al-Hijja 9 AHOn the Day of Sacrifice in 9 AH Ali ibn Abi Talib, sent after Abu Bakr by the Prophet, proclaimed the opening of Surat Bara'a (al-Tawba) at the Jamrah: treaties with the polytheists were dissolved with a four-month respite, and after that year no polytheist would perform the pilgrimage nor would anyone circle the House naked.The Farewell Pilgrimage
March 632 CE · Dhu al-Hijja 10 AHThe only pilgrimage the Prophet led, during which he gave the sermon known as the Farewell Sermon.The Farewell Sermon at Arafat
March 632 CE · 9 Dhu al-Hijja 10 AHOn the Day of Arafa, 9 Dhu al-Hijja 10 AH, the Prophet stood at the foot of the valley before more than a hundred thousand pilgrims and delivered the comprehensive sermon: sanctity of blood and property, abolition of pagan blood-feuds and usury beginning with his own house, counsel on women, the pledge of the Book of God, and the testimony 'have I conveyed?' ومنها عند البخاري قوله «إن الزمان قد استدار كهيئته يوم خلق الله السماوات والأرض، السنة اثنا عشر شهراً منها أربعة حرم: ثلاث متواليات ذو القعدة وذو الحجة والمحرم، ورجب مضر الذي بين جمادى وشعبان».The sermon of the Day of Sacrifice at Mina
March 632 CE · 10 Dhu al-Hijja 10 AHOn 10 Dhu al-Hijja the Prophet preached at Mina mounted on a grey mule while Ali relayed his words: time has come full circle as on the day of creation; the sacred months are four; blood, property and honour are inviolable; and let the witness inform the absent.Umar's last pilgrimage and Ali left as deputy in Medina
644 CE · 23 AHThe last pilgrimage Umar led in 23 AH, taking the Prophet's wives with their guardians who did not cover from him; Ali ibn Abi Talib was left as deputy over Medina. The book also records Umar appointing Ali as his deputy in Medina during the campaign of Ajnadayn and Jabiya.The Arafat clash and Ibn al-Muqaddam's killing (583 AH)
c. 24 August 1187 CE · 9 Dhu al-Hijja 583 AHOn Arafat's eve in the conquest year 583, the Syrian pilgrimage's kettle-drums signalled departure before the Iraqi caravan's — amir al-hajj Mujir al-Din Tashtakin forbade it, Ibn al-Muqaddam answered 'you command the Iraqi Hajj, I the Syrian', and moved; the Iraqi troops and rabble stormed the Syrian pilgrims, killing, plundering and briefly taking women, while Ibn al-Muqaddam — out of reverence for the place and day — held his men from fighting; mortally wounded, he died at Mina and was buried at al-Ma'la, 'granted martyrdom after jihad and witnessing Jerusalem's conquest'.Arba'een pilgrimage
The world's largest annual gathering — millions, mostly Shia, walking Najaf to Karbala for the fortieth day of Husayn's death.Bishwa Ijtema
The Tablighi Jamaat's annual gathering on the Turag riverbank near Dhaka — the world's second-largest annual Muslim gathering, drawing millions.Dubai International Holy Quran Award
Dubai's annual Qur'an-memorisation award and contest since 1997, drawing reciters from a hundred-plus countries.Raiwind Ijtema
The Tablighi Jamaat's headquarters and annual gathering near Lahore — hundreds of thousands meet for days of preaching.Urs of Ajmer Sharif
The six-day annual death-anniversary festival of Mu'in al-Din Chishti at Ajmer — qawwali and pilgrimage for hundreds of thousands.
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