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=== Adam and Seth === | === Adam and Seth === | ||
According to Islamic narrations, after the fall of Adam to the earth, he was commissioned by God to build the | According to Islamic narrations, after the fall of Adam to the earth, he was commissioned by God to build the Ka'ba and hold the Hajj ceremony.<ref>Al-Arzaqī, ''Akhbār-i Makkih'', vol. 1, p. 34-36; Ṣadūq, ''Man lā yaḥḍuruh al-faqīh'', vol. 2, p. 235; Ḥurr al-ʿĀmilī,''Wasāʾil al-Shīʿa'', vol. 13, p. 332.</ref> It has been narrated about the hajj of Adam that After Adam's exit from the heaven, he descended on the Safa mountain, then Gabriel taught him the rites of Hajj, and Adam performed all Hajj rituals, including Tawaf, Ramy al-Jamarāt, Make a sacrifice, Al-Ḥalq, Saʿy and Tawaf Al-Nisa.<ref>Kulayni, Al-Kafi, vol. 4 p. 190-191; Ṣadūq,ʿIlal al-sharāʾiʿ, vol. 2, p. 400.</ref> Some narrations have reported about 700 Hajj and 300 Umrah of Adam on his foot. <ref>Ṣadūq, ''Man lā yaḥḍuruh al-faqīh'', vol. 2, p. 229.</ref> After Adam , his son the propht Seth rebuilt the Kaaba and performed Hajj Al-ʿUmra al-Mufrada. <ref>Ṭabarī,''Tārīkh al-Ṭabarī'', vol. 1, p. 162; ʿAynī,''ʿUmdat al-qarī'', vol. 15, p. 217; Majlisī, ''Biḥār al-anwār'', vol. 11, p. 261.</ref> The [[Hajj|Hajj ceremony]] continued after Adam among his children<ref>Ṭabarī,''Tārīkh al-Ṭabarī'', vol. 1, p. 162; ʿAynī,''ʿUmdat al-qarī'', vol. 15, p. 217; Majlisī, ''Biḥār al-anwār'', vol. 11, p. 261.</ref> and the prophets After him, paid special attention to performing Hajj.<ref>Al-Arzaqī, ''Akhbār-i Makkih'', vol. 1, p. 51,68-69, 72-74; Qurṭubī, Tafsīr al-Qurtubī, vol. 2, p. 130; Ṣāliḥī Shāmī, Subul al-hudā, vol. 1, p. 210.</ref> | ||
=== Noah === | === Noah === | ||
Prophet Noah performed Hajj before the flood<ref>Nūrī, Mustadrak al-wasāʾil, vol. 8, p. 9; Al-Arzaqī, ''Akhbār-i Makkih'', vol. 1, p. 72.</ref> and during the storm, he was assigned to circumambulate his passengers around the | Prophet Noah performed Hajj before the flood<ref>Nūrī, Mustadrak al-wasāʾil, vol. 8, p. 9; Al-Arzaqī, ''Akhbār-i Makkih'', vol. 1, p. 72.</ref> and during the storm, he was assigned to [[Tawaf|circumambulate]] his passengers around the [[Ka'ba]] and take them to [[Mina|Minā]]. On the way back, this ship circumambulated the Ka'ba again, and the ship's passengers tried to travel between Safa and Marwah.<ref>Kulayni, Al-Kafi, vol. 4 p. 212-213; ʿAyyāshī, Tafsīr al-ʿAyyāshī, vol. 2, p. 149; Ṣadūq, ''Man lā yaḥḍuruh al-faqīh'', vol. 2, p. 230.</ref> | ||
=== Abraham and Ishmael === | === Abraham and Ishmael === | ||
According to some reports, the Kaaba disappeared in the storm of Noah. Prophets used to perform Hajj without knowing the exact location of the | According to some reports, the Kaaba disappeared in the storm of Noah. Prophets used to perform Hajj without knowing the exact location of the Ka'ba<ref>Al-Arzaqī, ''Akhbār-i Makkih'', vol. 1, p. 38; Ṭūsī, Al-Tibyān, vol. 1, p. 436; Haythamī, 'Majmaʿ al-zawāʾid, vol. 3, p. 288.</ref> until Prophet Abraham was commissioned to rebuild the Kaaba and revive the ritual of Hajj.<ref>Qurʾān,22:26; Qurʾān,2:127-128.</ref> After the reconstruction of the Ka'ba, he asked God to represent the Hajj rituals to him{{enote|وَأَرِنَا مَنَاسِكَنَا and show us our holy rites}} <ref>Qurʾān,2:128.</ref> Gabriel came to him and taught him the rituals of Hajj one by one<ref>Kulayni, Al-Kafi, vol. 4 p. 205; Bayhaqī, ''Sunan al-kubrā'', vol. 5, p. 145.</ref> and after the command to call people to perform Hajj,<ref>Qurʾān,22:27.</ref> Abraham stood up on a high place{{enote| On Mount Abū Qubays, or the stone that later became known as [[Maqām Ibrāhīm]].}} and loudly called the people to performing Hajj<ref>Ṭabrisī, Majmaʿ al-bayān, vol. 7, p. 128-129; Ibn Abī l-Ḥātam, ''Tafsīr al-Qurʾān al-ʿaẓīm'', vol. 8, p. 2487.</ref> and he and his son Ishmael and a group of Jarhamites performed Hajj.<ref>Al-Arzaqī, ''Akhbār-i Makkih'', vol. 1, p. 66-72; Ṭabarī,''Tārīkh al-Ṭabarī'', vol. 1, p. 260-262; Ḥurr al-ʿĀmilī,''Wasāʾil al-Shīʿa'', vol. 11, p. 8.</ref> After that, Hajj as a sacred tradition with special actions continued by the other Prophets and their followers<ref>Al-Arzaqī, ''Akhbār-i Makkih'', vol. 1, p. 68; Dar rāh-i Barpāei-h hajj-i Ibrāhīmī, p. 200.</ref> | ||
=== Moses === | === Moses === | ||
After Abraham and Ishmael, other prophets performed Hajj as it is narrated that Prophet | After Abraham and Ishmael, other prophets performed Hajj as it is narrated that Prophet Moses along with 70 prophets for performing Hajj on a red-haired camel after passing through the area of "[[Safāḥ al-Ruḥā]]" while speaking “labbayk yā karīm labbayk” and Putting on [[Ihram|Ihrām]].<ref>Kulaynī, Al-Kāfī, vol. 4 p. 213-214; ʿAyyāshī, Tafsīr al-ʿAyyāshī, vol. 1, p. 186; Ṣadūq, ''Man lā yaḥḍuruh al-faqīh'', vol. 2, p. 234-235.</ref> In a tradition, [[IbnʿAbbas]] has narrated from Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) that 70 prophets, including Moses, came to [[Mina|Minā]] and prayed in [[Al-Khaif Mosque]].<ref>Ṭabarānī, ''Al-Muʿjam al-kabīr'', vol. 11, p. 358; Haythamī, 'Majmaʿ al-zawāʾid, vol. 3, p. 221; Muttaqī Hindī, ''Kanz al-ʿummāl'', vol. 12, p. 228.</ref> | ||
=== Other Prophets === | === Other Prophets === | ||
According to some narrations, Jesus started the Hajj or | According to some narrations, Jesus started the [[Hajj]] or [[ʿUmrah]] by saying "Labbayk Abduk ibn Amatik Labbayk".<ref>Aḥmad bin Ḥanbal, Musnad Aḥmad bin Ḥanbal, vol. 2, p. 240; Ṣadūq,ʿIlal al-sharāʾiʿ, vol. 2, p. 419.</ref>David also prayed in [[ʿArafāt]] when he saw the huge wave of pilgrims<ref>Kulayni, Al-Kafi, vol. 4 p. 214; Fayḍ al-Kāshānī, ''Kitāb al-Wāfī'', vol. 12, p. 162-163.</ref>. prophet Solomon performed Hajj together with humans, elves and birds and covered the Ka'ba with Egyptian cloth. <ref>Kulayni, Al-Kafi, vol. 4 p. 213; Fayḍ al-Kāshānī, ''Kitāb al-Wāfī'', vol. 12, p. 162-163.</ref> According to other traditions, Jonah recited the [[Talbīya]] "Labbayk kāshshāf al-kurab al-ʿaẓīm labbayk", and Khidr and Elijah perform Hajj every year in the appointed season.<ref>Ṣadūq, ''Man lā yaḥḍuruh al-faqīh'', vol. 2, p. 234-235; Ṣadūq, ''Kamāl al-dīn'', p. 390-391; Majlisī, ''Biḥār al-anwār'', vol. 14, p. 387, vol . 96, p. 185.</ref> In some traditions, performing the hajj of Hud and Saleh is also mentioned. <ref>Aḥmad bin Ḥanbal, Musnad Aḥmad bin Ḥanbal, vol. 1, p. 232; Ibn Kathīr, ''Al-Bidāya wa l-nihāya'', vol. 1, p. 138; Haythamī, 'Majmaʿ al-zawāʾid, vol. 3, p. 220.</ref> | ||
=== Muhammad(PBUH) === | === Muhammad(PBUH) === | ||
With the rise of Islam, the Hajj ritual was legislated as one of the religious obligations for Muslims, and Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) performed the Hajj ritual. According to some narrations, Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) performed 20 Hajj and three separate | With the rise of [[Islam]], the Hajj ritual was legislated as one of the religious obligations for Muslims, and Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) performed the Hajj ritual. According to some narrations, Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) performed 20 Hajj and three separate ʿUmrahs, all of which took place in the month of [[Dhu al-Qaʿda]].<ref>Kulayni, Al-Kafi, vol. 4 p. 251-252; Ṣadūq, ''Man lā yaḥḍuruh al-faqīh'', vol. 2, p. 238; Ṭūsī, ''Tahdhīb al-aḥkām'', vol. 5, p.443.</ref> His only Hajj after the Hijrah was performed in the 10th year of the Hijri along with a hundred thousand Muslims and was known as the Farewell Hajj([[Ḥajjat al-Wadāʿ]] means The last Hajj).<ref>Nawawī, ''Al-Majmūʿ'', vol. 7, p. 104; Amīnī, ''Al-Ghadīr'', vol. 1, p. 266.</ref> | ||
==Hajj of all the prophets in hadiths without mentioning their names== | ==Hajj of all the prophets in hadiths without mentioning their names== | ||