Ibn Battuta
Ibn Battuta was one of the great travelers of ancient history. He traveled to Mecca on his first hajj to complete the service that all Muslims should do if they are able to. Traveling to Mecca was an adventurous experience and many people didn't make it because the trip was very rough on the body. There were rituals that had to be followed before Ibn Battuta got to Mecca and rituals that had to performed while in Mecca. These rituals sometimes symbolized events of the past. Before reaching Mecca, Ibn Battuta went through several different places such as North Africa, Egypt, Palestine, and Syra. "There were five stations on the trails leading to Mecca where pilgrims were required to enter into the state of consecration called ihram." At this point the male pilgrims prayed and washed themselves. After they finished praying they received a special garmet, also called an ihram. The garmet they received was two plain white cloths; one was wrapped around the waist and the other was wrapped around the top portion of the body, but didn't cover one shoulder. The ihram symbolized equality of all men before God, the pilgrim was to behave himself the same as he entered. In October 1326, Ibn Battuta finally reached Mecca and he we
The Standing starts at noon, this is most essential event of the hajj. Pilgrims from all over gathered in Mecca to pray in the Sacred Mosque. Once the pilgrim has completed his tawaf he goes to the Maqam where he prays a prayer of two prostrations. While in Mecca Ibn Battuta spent a good portion of his time in the Haram, performing additional tawafs, drank from the well, and made conversation with other Muslims. After drinking from the well the pilgrims proceed to a small elevation street, called the al-Safa. This was the place where Adam prayed and where in 632 Muhmmad preached his farewell sermon. Throughout the day the pilgrims keep vigil around Mount of Mercy, reciting the prayer of obeisance to God ("What is Thy Command? I am Here!") and hearing sermons. He repeats this seven times, while doing this he is reciting prayers to symbolize Hagar's frantic search for water along the ground lying between the two hills. Once he has completed that he buys a sheep or goat and points the animal towrard the Ka'ba and cuts its throat to symbolize what Abraham did after God reprieved his son. The next morining, on the tenth, the pilgrims go to Mina for the beginning of the Feast of the Sacrifice. Next the pilgrims go to the well to drink, the water is sacred and has a saline taste, but the pilgrims still drink it because it heals them. This last for four days and brings the hajj to an end. Once the pilgrim has finished the sa'y he has completed the preliminary rites of the hajj and may find his lodgrings and begin to introduce himself to Mecca.
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