LESSON # 217 FROM HOLY QUR’AN
Some Orders For Hajj And Umrah
BAQARAH – 2 (The Cow)
Verse –196b of 286, Section – 24
(Part - 2)
And perform the Visit (Umrah) for Allah. And if ye are
prevented, then send such offering as can be obtained with ease,
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Wal-‘umrata lillaah.
Fa-‘in ‘uh-sir-tum famas-taysara minal-hady.
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Lesson
‘Al-‘umrata – (Umrah) it
is also named as little Pilgrimage. Instructions for performing the Umrah
are just like the Pilgrimage also. However there is no restriction of the days
of Pilgrimage for performing the Umrah. It can be performed any time.
Secondly its rituals and traditions also are less than the Pilgrimage.
Lillaah – (for Allah, for God Almighty)
perform the Pilgrimage (Hajj) and Umrah (Visit) for the sake of Allah
Almighty, keep your intention pure and take care honestly those customs and
orders which have been prescribed by God Almighty, escape yourself from the
matters which are prohibited, otherwise sake of God will remain no more.
In reality all the deeds and intentions should be for the
pleasure of Allah Almighty but it has been emphasized here particularly that
the journey involves with the Pilgrimage and the Visit (Hajj and Umrah)
in which a lot of good and bad objects, Cruises
and Entertainment can join easily. So it is necessary that your first object
should not be any other except to delight the God Almighty. Travel and
entertainment will become automatically. Trade is permitted; you can get
advantage of it. But you can neither make the trade – the purpose of Pilgrimage
(Hajj) nor can deal with dishonestly and theft, these are not allowed.
‘uh-sir-tum – (if you are
prevented) this word is derived from Ihsaar, whose literal meanings
are to be surrounded or encaged. Whether this surrounding would be due to any
reason, here it means ‘the person who intends to perform the Pilgrimage but
can’t reach the designation because of either any illness or enemy would have blocked
his way or any seasonal or other stoppage would have intervened.
Hady – (sacrifice)
the literal meanings are ‘the offer’ which would be sent for the Khana
Ka’ba, here its meaning is the animals required to be sacrificed during
the Pilgrimage.
In this verse
Allah Almighty has ordered the Muslims that there should be only one object to
be intended i.e. the worship along with the Pilgrimage and Visit (Hajj and Umrah)
that is for pleasure and willingness of Allah Almighty. Neither the play nor
show should be intended from this journey, nor travel and entertainment. But
the Rules which Allah Almighty has explained, those should be acted upon. Allah
almighty has kept some exemption too in this order for excusable people. May be
a person wears ‘Ih-raam (Determination Dress) for Hajj and Umrah
but unfortunately he would either become ill in the way or any other difficulty
or problem happens. For example either he doesn’t find the way or doesn’t
remain the provision for his journey etc. In all these situations he has been commanded
that he should send the animal to sacrifice to the BaitUllah by anyone
else according to his submission.
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