| Jamrat ul Kubra |
The last stone pillar in the line. This is also
called Jamrat ul Uqabah. |
| Jamrat ul Oola |
The first stone pillar in the line. |
| Jamrat ul Wusta |
The second (middle) stone pillar in the line.
|
| Ka'bah |
A cubic structure originally built by Prophet
Ibrahim (pbuh) and his eldest son Ishmael. It is now housed within the Haram
ash Shareef in Makkah. During Hajj, the essential rite of Tawaf is
performed around the Ka'bah. Every day, millions of Muslims perform
prayers (salat)
facing the direction of the Ka'bah. |
| Kaffarah |
Another name for Dum |
| Marwah |
A rocky hillock located approximately one
hundred yards from the Ka'bah inside Al Masjid ul Haram. The pilgrim
performs the devotional rite of Sai between
the hillocks of Safa and Marwah.
|
| Mahram |
The husband, or a
male companion of a female pilgrim to whom her marriage is expressly
prohibited by the shariah (e.g., father, brother, uncle, nephew, etc.) A
woman must be accompanied by a Mahram for Umra and
Hajj. |
| Makam-o-Ibrahim |
The stepping stone used by Prophet Ibrahim
(pbuh) during the original construction of the Ka'bah. The stone carries
the imprints of his feet, and is housed in a glass enclosure on the north
side of the Kabah. |
|
Masjid ul Haram |
The mosque around the Kabah also known as Haram
ash Shareef. |
| Mes'aa |
The stretch between Safa andMarwah.
See also Sa'i. |
| Miqat |
An imaginary boundary around Makkah. A
prospective pilgrim cannot cross this boundary without first changing into
Ihram. This boundary is anchored by different townships and localities in
different directions (Zul Hulaifa in the north, Yalamlam in the
south-east, Dhat Irq in the north-east, Juhfah in the north-west, Qarn ul
Manazil in the east.) The pilgrim changes into Ihram at Miqat and
pronounces his intention to perform Umra or Hajj. For people living inside
the Miqat permanently, their place of residence is their Miqat. |
| Mina |
A desert location approximately three miles
east of Makkah where several rites of Hajj are performed. |
| Muallim |
A knowledgeable professional who can guide the
pilgrim during Hajj. Also called a Mutawwif. |
| Muhrim |
A pilgrim in the state of Ihram |
| Multazam |
The part of the Ka'bah between its door and Hajar
ul Aswad. This is a specially sacred part of the Ka'bah. It is
recommended that, if possible, the pilgrim should touch the Ka'bah at
Multazam and offer supplications to Allah. However, this is not a part of
the official rites of Hajj. |
| Mutamatti |
One who has performed Hajj ut Tamattu. |
| Mutawwif |
See Muallim |
| Muzdalifah |
A desert location approximately midway between
Mina and Arafat.
The pilgrim spends the night of the 10th of Zul Hijjah here. |
| Namira |
A mosque in Arafat |
| Niyyah |
Intention. All acts of worship are preceded by
an appropriate niyyah. |
| Qarin |
One who has performed Hajj ul
Qiran |
| Qasr |
The mode of shortened prayers usually offered
when on a journey. |
| Qibla |
The direction (towards the Ka'bah)
that Muslims face to pray. |
| Ramal |
The ritual where male pilgrims are required to
walk briskly with their chests thrust forward and with their shoulders
rolling slightly during the first three circuits of Tawaf
ul Qudoom. Ladies are not required to
practice Ramal |
| Reda' |
The upper cloth of Ihram. |
| Rummy |
The act of symbolically stoning the devil
(shaitan) in Mina on the 10th through to the 13th of Zul
Hijjah. This commemorates the tradition that Prophet Ibrahim (pbuh)
was tempted three times by the devil but rejected all three of the devil's
attempts by stoning him and driving him away. These three locations are
symbolised by three stone pillars (jamaraat)
in Mina.
|
| Safa |
A small hillock approximately half a mile from
the Kabah, inside Al Masjid ul Haram. The pilgrim performs the act of Sai (or
'running') between Safa and Marwah.
|
| Sai |
The act of walking seven times back and forth
between the rocky hillocks of Safa and Marwah.
This act retraces the footsteps of Hajar (wife of Prophet Ibrahim), during
her desperate search for water to quench the thirst of her infant son
Ishmael after they were left in the desert by Prophet Ibrahim (pbuh) in
response to a divine vision. |
| Salat |
Obligatory or supererogatory prayers. |
| Shawt |
One complete circumambulation, or circuit, of
the Kabah. Each shawt (pl. ashwaat) starts and ends at Hajar ul Aswad.
Seven ashwaat constitute one Tawaf.
|
| Talbiyah |
A recital of the following words by the pilgrim
during Umra and Hajj:
- Labbaik Allahumma Labbaik. Labbaik, La Shareek Laka, Labbaik.
Innal Hamdah, Wan Nematah, Laka wal Mulk, La Shareek Laka
Translation: "Here I am at Thy service O Lord, here
I am. Here I am at Thy service and Thou hast no partners. Thine alone is
All Praise and All Bounty, and Thine alone is The Sovereignty. Thou hast
no partners."
The Talbiyah is a prayer as well as an assertion of the pilgrim's
conviction that he intends to perform Hajj only for the glory of Allah.
The pilgrim starts the recital upon changing into the Ihram, and
continues to recite it frequently throughout Hajj. Male pilgrims recite
the Talbiyah loudly whereas female pilgrims
are required to recite it in a low voice. |
| Taqseer |
Shortening or clipping of the whole head of
hair by the male pilgrim following the completion of Hajj. This may be
performed in lieu of Halq.
However, snipping off a few hairs here and there is not acceptable. The
sunnah of Rasool Allah (pbuh) supports only Taqseer
and Halq. |
| Tawaf |
The seven fold circumambulation of the Kabah
while reciting prayers. It constitutes an integral part of Umra and Hajj.
There are five different types of Tawaf (see below): |
| Tawaf ul
Ifadah |
The Tawaf
performed by the pilgrim on the 10th of Zul Hijjah as the last formal rite
of Hajj in Makkah after changing into street clothes (also called Tawaf uz
Ziyarah). |
| Tawaf un
Nafl |
A devotional Tawaf which
may be performed any time. |
| Tawaf ul
Qudoom |
The initial Tawaf
performed by the pilgrim upon entering Al Masjid ul Haram in Makkah
pursuant upon his intention for Hajj. |
| Tawaf ul
Umra |
The Tawaf
performed as a rite of Umra. |
| Tawaf ul Wuda |
The Farewell Tawaf
performed by the pilgrim just before leaving Makkah for his next
destination. |
| Umra |
A set of religious and devotional rites
performed in Makkah. Umra, or lesser Hajj, can be performed at any
time of the year and, unlike Hajj, does not involve the rites at Mina, Muzdalifah,
and Arafat.
|
| Waqfa |
The ritual of waqfa (standing before Allah) is
performed by pilgrims at the Mount of Mercy in Arafat.It
is a central rite of Hajj. |
| Wudhu |
The ablution that is performed prior to
prayer.. |
| Yaum un Nahr
|
The 10th of Zul Hijjah. This day is designated
as the preferred day of sacrifice during Hajj. |
| Yaum ut
Tarwiyah |
The 8th of Zul Hijjah signifying the start of
Hajj. The pilgrim proceeds to Mina on this
day. |
| Zamzam |
The sacred water which sprang forth
miraculously under Ishmael's (pbuh) tiny feet during his mother's frantic
search between Safa and Marwah.
Zamzam is now enclosed in a marble chamber in the Ka'bah. |
| Zul Hijjah |
The last month of the Islamic calendar. |
