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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> | 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, | In addition, certain actions involving the body 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> | ||
Also, any form of makeup and [[adornment]] for women and [[wearing stitched clothing|stitched clothing for men]] is forbidden during Hajj. The prohibition of these matters is considered to signify the necessity of purification from worldly adornments and the creation of spiritual refinement, which is observed by the [[Hajj pilgrim]] with the goal of abandoning self-centeredness and vanity.<ref>''Darsnameh-ye Pishdaramadi bar Farhangnameh-ye Asrar va Ma'aref-e Hajj'', p. 145.</ref> | Also, any form of makeup and [[adornment]] for women and [[wearing stitched clothing|stitched clothing for men]] is forbidden during Hajj. The prohibition of these matters is considered to signify the necessity of purification from worldly adornments and the creation of spiritual refinement, which is observed by the [[Hajj pilgrim]] with the goal of abandoning self-centeredness and vanity.<ref>''Darsnameh-ye Pishdaramadi bar Farhangnameh-ye Asrar va Ma'aref-e Hajj'', p. 145.</ref> | ||