April 8 - PILLAR 5 – HAJJ (PILGRIMAGE)
April 8, 2022
Islam rests upon five “pillars”. Let’s pray for our Muslim neighbours as they practice these PILLARS.
A pilgrimage to Mecca during the 12th month of the lunar calendar is prescribed for all adult Muslims— who are healthy enough and can afford it—once in their lifetime. Pilgrims wear a simple white cloth and complete a series of rituals, including walking seven times around the Kaaba, touching the Black Stone, travelling seven times between two mountains, and symbolically stoning the Devil. Those who participate in the Hajj hope to be enlightened.
Pray for true enlightenment for your Muslim neighbors. “For God, who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness,’ made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ” (2 Corinthians 4:6).