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According to a narration from Imam Reza (AS), one of the aims and effects of [[Hajj]] is self-improvement and eliminating unworthy traits.<ref>Ṣadūq, ''ʿIlal al-sharāʾiʿ'', vol. 2, p. 402; Majlisī, ''Biḥār al-anwār'', vol. 6, p. 96.</ref> Similarly, an account from Imam Ali (AS) mentions the purpose of Hajj as expelling vanity from hearts and replacing it with humility.<ref>Kulaynī, ''al-Kāfī'', vol. 4, p. 201; ''Nahj al-balāgha'', kh, 192.</ref> The wisdom behind each [[ | According to a narration from Imam Reza (AS), one of the aims and effects of [[Hajj]] is self-improvement and eliminating unworthy traits.<ref>Ṣadūq, ''ʿIlal al-sharāʾiʿ'', vol. 2, p. 402; Majlisī, ''Biḥār al-anwār'', vol. 6, p. 96.</ref> Similarly, an account from Imam Ali (AS) mentions the purpose of Hajj as expelling vanity from hearts and replacing it with humility.<ref>Kulaynī, ''al-Kāfī'', vol. 4, p. 201; ''Nahj al-balāgha'', kh, 192.</ref> The wisdom behind each [[Rites of Hajj al-Tamattu'|rituals of hajj]], as per narrations, is self-improvement.{{enote|According to a narration from Imam Sadiq (AS), the wisdom behind sacrificing the animal during Hajj is symbolic. Sacrificing represents the slaughter of carnal desires and greed, while the act of stoning the pillars symbolizes distancing oneself from lustful inclinations and wrongful deeds. Shaving or trimming the hair symbolizes removing both outward and inward flaws within a person.}}<ref>Al-mansūb ilā l-Imām al-Sādiq, ''Miṣbāḥ al-sharī'a'', p. 49;Nūrī, ''Mustadrak al-wasāʾil'', vol. 10, p. 173.</ref> | ||
The Quran considers the objective behind legislating Hajj as the attainment of human consciousness towards God (taqwa).{{enote|﴿الْحَجُّ أَشْهُرٌ مَعْلُوماتٌ… َ تَزَوَّدُوا فَإِنَّ خَیرَ الزَّادِ التَّقْوی وَ اتَّقُونِ یا أُولِی الْأَلْباب﴾ | The Quran considers the objective behind legislating Hajj as the attainment of human consciousness towards God (taqwa).{{enote|﴿الْحَجُّ أَشْهُرٌ مَعْلُوماتٌ… َ تَزَوَّدُوا فَإِنَّ خَیرَ الزَّادِ التَّقْوی وَ اتَّقُونِ یا أُولِی الْأَلْباب﴾ | ||
"Hajj is [to be performed in] known months... Seek provisions for yourselves, but the best provision is righteousness." Quran: 2: 197}} This goal is also referenced in two other verses.<ref>Quran: 2: 189,196; 5:96.</ref> Moreover, in various hadiths, the emphasis is placed on maintaining taqwa from the moment of assuming the state of [[Ihram]] until the completion of the [[Rites of Hajj al-Tamattu'|rituals]].<ref>Kulaynī, ''al-Kāfī'', vol. 4, p. 338; Ṭūsī,''Tahdhīb al-aḥkām'', vol. 5, p. 296.</ref> | "Hajj is [to be performed in] known months... Seek provisions for yourselves, but the best provision is righteousness." Quran: 2: 197}} This goal is also referenced in two other verses.<ref>Quran: 2: 189,196; 5:96.</ref> Moreover, in various hadiths, the emphasis is placed on maintaining taqwa from the moment of assuming the state of [[Ihram]] until the completion of the [[Rites of Hajj al-Tamattu'|rituals]].<ref>Kulaynī, ''al-Kāfī'', vol. 4, p. 338; Ṭūsī,''Tahdhīb al-aḥkām'', vol. 5, p. 296.</ref> | ||