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== Ishmael's Performance of Hajj ==
== Ishmael's Performance of Hajj ==
Abraham and Ishmael, during the construction of the Kaaba, asked God to show them how to worship and perform their rituals.<ref>Surah Al-Baqarah: verse 128.</ref> Exegetes have interpreted "rituals" as [[Hajj rituals]] such as [[Tawaf]], [[Sa'i|Sa'i between Safa and Marwa]], [[Wuquf in Arafat]], [[Ramy|Ramy al-Jamarat]], and similar acts, which God taught them.<ref>Jami' al-Bayan, vol. 1, p. 769; Al-Tibyan, vol. 1, pp. 464 and 465; Majma' al-Bayan, vol. 1, p. 392.</ref>
Abraham and Ishmael, during the construction of the Kaaba, asked God to show them how to worship and perform their rituals.<ref>Surah Al-Baqarah: verse 128.</ref> Exegetes have interpreted "rituals" as [[Rituals of tamattuʿ|Hajj rituals]] such as [[Tawaf]], [[Sa'i|Sa'i between Safa and Marwa]], [[Wuquf in Arafat]], [[Ramy|Ramy al-Jamarat]], and similar acts, which God taught them.<ref>Jami' al-Bayan, vol. 1, p. 769; Al-Tibyan, vol. 1, pp. 464 and 465; Majma' al-Bayan, vol. 1, p. 392.</ref>


The apparent meaning of some verses refers to Abraham and Ishmael performing the Hajj rituals.<ref>Jami' al-Bayan, vol. 1, p. 769; Al-Tibyan, vol. 1, p. 464.</ref> Based on some narrations, in the first Hajj, Gabriel accompanied Abraham and Ishmael from the beginning to the end of the rituals and taught them each act of Hajj.<ref>Al-Kafi, vol. 4, p. 202; Ilal al-Shara'i, vol. 2, p. 587; Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 12, pp. 93 and 96.</ref> According to Shi'ite hadith scholars, Ishmael also performed Hajj in subsequent years.<ref>Al-Kafi, vol. 4, pp. 203 and 205; Ilal al-Shara'i, vol. 2, pp. 587 and 588; Wasa'il al-Shi'ah, vol. 13, pp. 210 and 212.</ref>
The apparent meaning of some verses refers to Abraham and Ishmael performing the Hajj rituals.<ref>Jami' al-Bayan, vol. 1, p. 769; Al-Tibyan, vol. 1, p. 464.</ref> Based on some narrations, in the first Hajj, Gabriel accompanied Abraham and Ishmael from the beginning to the end of the rituals and taught them each act of Hajj.<ref>Al-Kafi, vol. 4, p. 202; Ilal al-Shara'i, vol. 2, p. 587; Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 12, pp. 93 and 96.</ref> According to Shi'ite hadith scholars, Ishmael also performed Hajj in subsequent years.<ref>Al-Kafi, vol. 4, pp. 203 and 205; Ilal al-Shara'i, vol. 2, pp. 587 and 588; Wasa'il al-Shi'ah, vol. 13, pp. 210 and 212.</ref>