Secrets of the Prohibitions of Ihram: Difference between revisions

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It has been said that the avoidance of certain prohibitions by the pilgrim ensures security for fellow humans, animals, and plants.<ref>''Namadha va Ramzvareh-haye Hajj'', p. 358.</ref> For this reason, [[Fusuq]] (immorality), which includes lying, insulting, and boasting, must be abandoned so that the aggressive, arrogant, and truth-averse tendencies of human beings is reformed, paving the way for the removal of enmity and discord among Muslims and the creation of unity.<ref>''Darsnameh-ye Pishdaramadi bar Farhangnameh-ye Asrar va Ma'aref-e Hajj'', p. 137.</ref> Furthermore,[[Jidal]] (disputation and argument) in Hajj is useless and reprehensible, as Hajj is an environment of worship and solidarity, not a field for insisting on selfish desires and creating enmity; therefore, some writers have considered it a factor in violating the sanctity of the sanctuary, the [[Ka'ba]], and the Owner of the House.<ref>''Darsnameh-ye Pishdaramadi bar Farhangnameh-ye Asrar va Ma'aref-e Hajj'', p. 139.</ref>

==== ~~Distance~~ from Material Pleasures and Self-Centeredness ====

==== Detachment from Material Pleasures and Self-Centeredness====

~~Distance~~ from ~~anything~~ other than God is considered another goal of Hajj. In this path, abstaining from [[sexual pleasures]] is also emphasized, as lusts are animalistic desires and are incompatible with the heavenly acts of Hajj, especially since the pilgrim has committed at the beginning of Ihram to offer ~~their body~~ like Ishmael to the Beloved and not be occupied with anything other than God.<ref name=":0">''Darsnameh-ye Pishdaramadi bar Farhangnameh-ye Asrar va Ma'aref-e Hajj'', p. 141.</ref>

Detachment from everything other than God is considered another goal of Hajj. In this path, abstaining from sexual pleasures is also emphasized, as lusts are animalistic desires and are incompatible with the heavenly acts of Hajj, especially since the pilgrim has committed at the beginning of Ihram to offer themselves, like [[Ishmael (prophet)|Ishmael]], to the Beloved and not be occupied with anything other than God.<ref name=":0">''Darsnameh-ye Pishdaramadi bar Farhangnameh-ye Asrar va Ma'aref-e Hajj'', p. 141.</ref>

In addition, bodily modifications such as [[nail clipping]], [[hair removal]], [[bloodletting|drawing blood from the body]], and [[tooth extraction]] are considered forbidden during the state of Ihram so that the human being distances themselves from excessive attention to their own body and is freed from negligence toward essential matters.<ref>''Darsnameh-ye Pishdaramadi bar Farhangnameh-ye Asrar va Ma'aref-e Hajj'', p. 142.</ref>

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 It has been said that the avoidance of certain prohibitions by the pilgrim ensures security for fellow humans, animals, and plants.<ref>''Namadha va Ramzvareh-haye Hajj'', p. 358.</ref> For this reason, [[Fusuq]] (immorality), which includes lying, insulting, and boasting, must be abandoned so that the aggressive, arrogant, and truth-averse tendencies of human beings is reformed, paving the way for the removal of enmity and discord among Muslims and the creation of unity.<ref>''Darsnameh-ye Pishdaramadi bar Farhangnameh-ye Asrar va Ma'aref-e Hajj'', p. 137.</ref> Furthermore,[[Jidal]] (disputation and argument) in Hajj is useless and reprehensible, as Hajj is an environment of worship and solidarity, not a field for insisting on selfish desires and creating enmity; therefore, some writers have considered it a factor in violating the sanctity of the sanctuary, the [[Ka'ba]], and the Owner of the House.<ref>''Darsnameh-ye Pishdaramadi bar Farhangnameh-ye Asrar va Ma'aref-e Hajj'', p. 139.</ref>
-==== Distance from Material Pleasures and Self-Centeredness ====
+==== Detachment from Material Pleasures and Self-Centeredness====
-Distance from anything other than God is considered another goal of Hajj. In this path, abstaining from [[sexual pleasures]] is also emphasized, as lusts are animalistic desires and are incompatible with the heavenly acts of Hajj, especially since the pilgrim has committed at the beginning of Ihram to offer their body like Ishmael to the Beloved and not be occupied with anything other than God.<ref name=":0">''Darsnameh-ye Pishdaramadi bar Farhangnameh-ye Asrar va Ma'aref-e Hajj'', p. 141.</ref>
+Detachment from everything other than God is considered another goal of Hajj. In this path, abstaining from sexual pleasures is also emphasized, as lusts are animalistic desires and are incompatible with the heavenly acts of Hajj, especially since the pilgrim has committed at the beginning of Ihram to offer themselves, like [[Ishmael (prophet)|Ishmael]], to the Beloved and not be occupied with anything other than God.<ref name=":0">''Darsnameh-ye Pishdaramadi bar Farhangnameh-ye Asrar va Ma'aref-e Hajj'', p. 141.</ref>
 In addition, bodily modifications such as [[nail clipping]], [[hair removal]], [[bloodletting|drawing blood from the body]], and [[tooth extraction]] are considered forbidden during the state of Ihram so that the human being distances themselves from excessive attention to their own body and is freed from negligence toward essential matters.<ref>''Darsnameh-ye Pishdaramadi bar Farhangnameh-ye Asrar va Ma'aref-e Hajj'', p. 142.</ref>