Hajj is the Muslim ____ , which it is compulsory for Muslims to undertake at least ____ in their lifetime as long as they are ____ and can afford it. In order for it to count, a Muslim’s journey must take place within the month of Dhu’l-Hijja, the 12th and ____ month of the Islamic calendar. God told the prophet ____ to take his wife Hajira and son ____ on a journey to Arabia. He then told Ibrahim to leave Hajira and Isma’il with some food and ____. Having run out of water, Hajira ran up and down two hills, ____ and Marwah, in search of more. Unable to find any water, she prayed to God and water then sprang from the ground. This source of water is called the Zamzam well. When Ibrahim returned, he was commanded to build the Ka’aba as a ____ dedicated to Allah where ____ would take place. On the journey, Muslims change their clothes for two ____ cloths and enter the state of ____This shows ____ as everyone, regardless of their ethnicity, nationality or socio-economic status, is dressed in a similar way. The ____ arrive at the Great ____, a spiritual place for Muslims as it is viewed by many as Allah’s house. Here they circle the Ka’aba seven times, which is called ____ A drink is taken from the Zamzam well in remembrance of Hajira’s search for water. This shows Muslims’ ____ on Allah. The pilgrims visit the ____ of Safa and Marwah, and run between the two seven times to replicate the ____ of Hajira. She was determined, as all Muslims must be, and they must never give up. Muslims stop at Mount ____, the place where Muhammad gave his final ____, and they pray while hoping to be forgiven for their ____. This is where the Day of ____ will take place. Muslims spend the night at Muzdalifa, a valley between Arafat and Mina. At Muzdalifa they collect ____, which are required for the following day. They then travel to Mina, where they stone the ____. They throw pebbles at three stone pillars constructed to represent the Devil. Ibrahim is said to have done this. It is important that Muslims show that they ____ the Devil. Id-ul-Adha is the Feast of ____, which is celebrated by all Muslims, not just those completing Hajj. Those completing the Hajj are known as ____. Everyone taking part in the Hajj ____ is treated as an equal and there is a great sense of ____. The pilgrimage shows ____ and fulfils a religious ____, bringing Muslims closer to God. Some hadith agree that sins are ____ by the journey.

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