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Hajj = Harvest Festival?
dawngorgeous:
Hi All,
Just a thought, could Hajj be the equivalent to the Christian Harvest Festival, a little similar perhaps to Thanksgiving in America?
Peace.
Wakas:
See: http://free-minds.org/forum/index.php?topic=9597976.msg273554#msg273554
Jafar:
--- Quote from: dawngorgeous on April 13, 2012, 10:31:26 AM ---Hi All,
Just a thought, could Hajj be the equivalent to the Christian Harvest Festival, a little similar perhaps to Thanksgiving in America?
Peace.
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Yes, it also the equivalent of Japanese Harvest Festival, Thais Harvest Festival and thousands of other festival around the world.
Bigmo:
--- Quote from: Jafar on April 13, 2012, 03:18:50 PM ---Yes, it also the equivalent of Japanese Harvest Festival, Thais Harvest Festival and thousands of other festival around the world.
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Haj is a common human practice. The Koran's goal is to direct this human function to God and not to man made gods. Every nations had rites and festivals and rituals and sacrifices where they offer thanks to nature's providence. However the Koran's goal is to direct that thanks to the Creator of the Universe and not to man made gods.
22.34. To every people did We appoint rites (of sacrifice), that they might celebrate the name of Allah over the sustenance He gave them from animals (fit for food). But your Allah is One Allah. submit then your wills to Him (in Islam): and give thou the good news to those who humble themselves,-
Jafar:
--- Quote from: Bigmo on April 21, 2012, 01:15:46 PM ---Haj is a common human practice. The Koran's goal is to direct this human function to God and not to man made gods. Every nations had rites and festivals and rituals and sacrifices where they offer thanks to nature's providence. However the Koran's goal is to direct that thanks to the Creator of the Universe and not to man made gods.
22.34. To every people did We appoint rites (of sacrifice), that they might celebrate the name of Allah over the sustenance He gave them from animals (fit for food). But your Allah is One Allah. submit then your wills to Him (in Islam): and give thou the good news to those who humble themselves,-
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Besides the removal of (in islam) addition.
Pay attention to another verse within the same chapter..
To every nation We appointed commandment/acts/rites/tasks (Mansakh) which they perform, therefore do not dispute with them about the matter and invite them to your Rabb (read: and not invite them to your religion or sect); most surely you are on a right way.
(22:67)
And based on those 'instructions', Muhammad decided to allow the Meccan Arabs to keep their tradition of Jogging around in cubicle black stone.. yet he changed its meaning... and cleansed it from Idols.. and other superstitions (as much as he could)...
Salam / Peace
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