Four months of Hajj?
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I am stumped. How can we know what the four months of Hajj are without looking at sources outside the Quran?
The Pilgrimage is in the four known months. So, whosoever decides to perform the Pilgrimage in them, then there shall be no sexual approach, nor vileness, nor quarreling in the Pilgrimage. Any good that you do, God is aware of it; and bring provisions for yourselves, though the best provision is awareness; and be conscientious of Me O you who possesses intelligence.
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I am stumped. How can we know what the four months of Hajj are without looking at sources outside the Quran?
The Pilgrimage is in the four known months. So, whosoever decides to perform the Pilgrimage in them, then there shall be no sexual approach, nor vileness, nor quarreling in the Pilgrimage. Any good that you do, God is aware of it; and bring provisions for yourselves, though the best provision is awareness; and be conscientious of Me O you who possesses intelligence.
1st 92 reveals the four consecutive sacred months.
2nd 93 reveals the start of Hajj pilgrimage. Hajj pilgrimage historically starts from the first day of the 12th month of the Islamic lunar calendar-year. This month is named "ZILHIJJAH" accordingly.
3rd Logically, the next three remaining sacred months must be the 1st, the 2nd, and the 3rd months of the new year.
Peace,
Khalil -
Yes I know logically it's 99% the 12, 1, 2, 3 months. But 93 is always translated as day of greater pilgrimage or greatest day of pilgrimage. It doesn't say a date. We are relying on historical sources. No?
I think you're right. No name is mentioned for the starting month of Hajj pilgrimage, like Ramadzaan, which is mentioned as the month of fasting.
Peace,
Khalil -
I am stumped. How can we know what the four months of Hajj are without looking at sources outside the Quran?
The Pilgrimage is in the four known months. So, whosoever decides to perform the Pilgrimage in them, then there shall be no sexual approach, nor vileness, nor quarreling in the Pilgrimage. Any good that you do, God is aware of it; and bring provisions for yourselves, though the best provision is awareness; and be conscientious of Me O you who possesses intelligence.
salaam
2827 He said "I wish you to marry one of my two daughters, on condition that you work for me through eight pilgrimage periods (hojajs); if you complete them to ten, it will be voluntary on your part. I do not wish to make this matter too difficult for you. You will find me, God willing, of the righteous."
from this verse, we can understand that hojaj is a unit of time. Since a unit cannot change duration and there is 4 hijajs a year then a hojja is a trimester.
clear and simple.peace
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salaam
2827 He said "I wish you to marry one of my two daughters, on condition that you work for me through eight pilgrimage periods (hojajs); if you complete them to ten, it will be voluntary on your part. I do not wish to make this matter too difficult for you. You will find me, God willing, of the righteous."
from this verse, we can understand that hojaj is a unit of time. Since a unit cannot change duration and there is 4 hijajs a year then a hojja is a trimester.
clear and simple.peace
There is only ONE Hajj pilgrimage period per year. The duration of this Hajj pilgrimage period is the four consecutive HARAAM/SACRED months. The Pilgrim is free to perform his/her Hajj during these four months at any time he/she is able or wishes to perform it during these four months. The pilgrim can even perform multiple Hajj and or 'Umrah as he/she wishes to, during the same Hajj period.
In 2827, Moses's future father in-law is trying to enter into an eight-year contract with Moses, that he would let one of his two daughters to marry Moses if Moses work for him for eight years, but then it would be all up to Moses if he works for him for ten years.
Moses's father in-law uses the start of one year's Hajj pilgrimage period to the next year's as a measure of one-year for his term of contract between him and Moses. From here one can logically conclude that there is only one Hajj pilgrimage period per year.
Peace,
Khalil -
Don't some intelligent people just realize how confusing is all this?