Tag Archive: hajj

What does the word “rageem” in 15:34 really mean?

“He (God) said, “Therefore, you (Satan) must get out; you are ‘rageem’ (banished)” 15:34 and 38:77   Due to the fact that there is no legislation in the Quran for the stoning ritual which Muslims practice during their Hajj, the Quranic word ‘rageem’ (in the above verse) has been corrupted by the followers of hadith to mean ‘stoned’, …

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Qibla – Old & New

The word Qiblah is used in the Quran to mean a focal point for prayer and in a more general sense as a focal point for hajj (pilgrimage). We read in verse 143 of Sura 2 that God has changed the Qiblah, and that in that change there was a test for the followers of the messenger: …

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Occurrences of the word ‘Hajj’ in the Quran

The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meaningsdepending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.   (2:158:8) ḥajja performs Hajj فَمَنْ حَجَّ الْبَيْتَ أَوِ اعْتَمَرَ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَطَّوَّفَ بِهِمَا (2:189:8) wal-ḥaji and (for) the Hajj يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الْأَهِلَّةِ قُلْ هِيَ مَوَاقِيتُ لِلنَّاسِ وَالْحَجِّ (2:196:2) l-ḥaja the Hajj   وَأَتِمُّوا الْحَجَّ وَالْعُمْرَةَ لِلَّهِ (2:196:40) l-ḥaji (by) the Hajj فَإِذَا أَمِنْتُمْ فَمَنْ تَمَتَّعَ بِالْعُمْرَةِ …

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