Secrets of Wuquf in Mash'ar: Difference between revisions

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In traditions, Mash'ar is considered the threshold of the second gate to the [[Haram (Mecca)|Mecca Haram]], where the [[pilgrim]], by staying, weeping, and purifying themselves in Mash'ar, receives permission to perform the sacrifice<ref>''Kafi'', Vol. 1, p. 224, Hadith 4; ''Al-Tahdhib'', Vol. 17, p. 448, Hadith 5.</ref> and [[pilgrimage]] to the [[Kaaba|House of God]].<ref>[http://lib.hajj.ir/View/fa/Book/BookView/Image/297/1/236 Hajj and Umrah in the Quran and Hadith, p. 236], citing: Tahdhib al-Ahkam, Vol. 5, p. 448, Hadith 1565; Kanz al-Fawa'id, Vol. 2, p. 81; Al-Manaqib, Ibn Shahr Ashub, Vol. 2, p. 378.</ref> Some have considered the stay in Mash'ar as a means of preparation for the next day's struggle against the devil in the form of the [[Ramy al-Jamrah]] ritual.<ref name=":0">''Al-Akhlaq'', p. 125.</ref>

=== Attracting Divine Forgiveness and Mercy ===

A tradition from the [[Prophet (~~PBUH~~)]] points to the descent of divine blessings, the forgiveness of sinners for the sake of the righteous, and the answering of prayers in Mash'ar.<ref>Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith 3024; a similar hadith regarding Arafat appears in Shia sources.</ref> By comparing the location of the land of Arafat (which is outside the Haram boundaries) with [[Mash'ar]], which is within the boundaries of the [[Haram (Mecca)|Mecca Haram]], some believe that one can have greater hope for divine mercy and closeness to God during the second stay of the [[pilgrims]] in the land of Mash'ar.<ref name=":0" /><ref>''Lesson Plan: An Introduction to the Encyclopedia of Secrets and Teachings of Hajj'', pp. 208 and 209.</ref>

A tradition from the [[Prophet Muhammad (s)|Prophet (s)]] points to the descent of divine blessings, the forgiveness of sinners for the sake of the righteous, and the answering of prayers in Mash'ar.<ref>Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith 3024; a similar hadith regarding Arafat appears in Shia sources.</ref> By comparing the location of the land of Arafat (which is outside the Haram boundaries) with [[Mash'ar]], which is within the boundaries of the [[Haram (Mecca)|Mecca Haram]], some believe that one can have greater hope for divine mercy and closeness to God during the second stay of the [[pilgrims]] in the land of Mash'ar.<ref name=":0" /><ref>''Lesson Plan: An Introduction to the Encyclopedia of Secrets and Teachings of Hajj'', pp. 208 and 209.</ref>

=== Increasing the Remembrance of God and Piety in the Hearts of Pilgrims ===

Verse 198 of Surah Al-Baqarah{{Note|فَاذْكُرُوا اللهَ عِنْدَ الْمَشْعَرِ الْحَرَامِ}} identifies [[Mash'ar al-Haram]] as a place for the remembrance of God. [[Javadi Amoli]] writes regarding the secrets of Mash'ar: The secret of the stay and [[Baitutah]] (spending the night) in Mash'ar al-Haram is that the pilgrim awakens their heart with the slogan of piety and makes God-consciousness and fear of God the slogan of their heart.<ref>Cited in: ''Lesson Plan: An Introduction to the Encyclopedia of Secrets and Teachings of Hajj'', p. 210.</ref>

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 In traditions, Mash'ar is considered the threshold of the second gate to the [[Haram (Mecca)|Mecca Haram]], where the [[pilgrim]], by staying, weeping, and purifying themselves in Mash'ar, receives permission to perform the sacrifice<ref>''Kafi'', Vol. 1, p. 224, Hadith 4; ''Al-Tahdhib'', Vol. 17, p. 448, Hadith 5.</ref> and [[pilgrimage]] to the [[Kaaba|House of God]].<ref>[http://lib.hajj.ir/View/fa/Book/BookView/Image/297/1/236 Hajj and Umrah in the Quran and Hadith, p. 236], citing: Tahdhib al-Ahkam, Vol. 5, p. 448, Hadith 1565; Kanz al-Fawa'id, Vol. 2, p. 81; Al-Manaqib, Ibn Shahr Ashub, Vol. 2, p. 378.</ref> Some have considered the stay in Mash'ar as a means of preparation for the next day's struggle against the devil in the form of the [[Ramy al-Jamrah]] ritual.<ref name=":0">''Al-Akhlaq'', p. 125.</ref>
 === Attracting Divine Forgiveness and Mercy ===
-A tradition from the [[Prophet (PBUH)]] points to the descent of divine blessings, the forgiveness of sinners for the sake of the righteous, and the answering of prayers in Mash'ar.<ref>Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith 3024; a similar hadith regarding Arafat appears in Shia sources.</ref> By comparing the location of the land of Arafat (which is outside the Haram boundaries) with [[Mash'ar]], which is within the boundaries of the [[Haram (Mecca)|Mecca Haram]], some believe that one can have greater hope for divine mercy and closeness to God during the second stay of the [[pilgrims]] in the land of Mash'ar.<ref name=":0" /><ref>''Lesson Plan: An Introduction to the Encyclopedia of Secrets and Teachings of Hajj'', pp. 208 and 209.</ref>
+A tradition from the [[Prophet Muhammad (s)|Prophet (s)]] points to the descent of divine blessings, the forgiveness of sinners for the sake of the righteous, and the answering of prayers in Mash'ar.<ref>Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith 3024; a similar hadith regarding Arafat appears in Shia sources.</ref> By comparing the location of the land of Arafat (which is outside the Haram boundaries) with [[Mash'ar]], which is within the boundaries of the [[Haram (Mecca)|Mecca Haram]], some believe that one can have greater hope for divine mercy and closeness to God during the second stay of the [[pilgrims]] in the land of Mash'ar.<ref name=":0" /><ref>''Lesson Plan: An Introduction to the Encyclopedia of Secrets and Teachings of Hajj'', pp. 208 and 209.</ref>
 === Increasing the Remembrance of God and Piety in the Hearts of Pilgrims ===
 Verse 198 of Surah Al-Baqarah{{Note|فَاذْكُرُوا اللهَ عِنْدَ الْمَشْعَرِ الْحَرَامِ}} identifies [[Mash'ar al-Haram]] as a place for the remembrance of God. [[Javadi Amoli]] writes regarding the secrets of Mash'ar: The secret of the stay and [[Baitutah]] (spending the night) in Mash'ar al-Haram is that the pilgrim awakens their heart with the slogan of piety and makes God-consciousness and fear of God the slogan of their heart.<ref>Cited in: ''Lesson Plan: An Introduction to the Encyclopedia of Secrets and Teachings of Hajj'', p. 210.</ref>