History Of Hajjre Aswad | Brief Story About The Black Stone

According to Islamic tradition, Hajjre Aswad is a black stone which was brought down to earth from Heaven. It is the most sacred or holy stone on the earth.

A famous hadith about the black stone which is narrated from the Ibn-e-Abbas (RA), “The Black Stone was brought down from heavens and it was whiter than milk. But the sins of the sons of Adam (AS) made it black.”

Black stone or Hajjre Aswad is great Holy stone on our earth. Muslims from all over the world gather to perform their Umrah in the city of Makkah at any time of year, it is not difficult for everyone who wants to perform the Umrah because nowadays, travel agencies provide best Cheap Umrah Packages so that you can easily perform Umrah without taking any tension.

According to Islamic traditions: Black stone fell from the paradise as a guide for Hazrat Adam (AS) and Hazrat Eve (AS) to build an altar, which became the 1st temple on our earth. Hazrat Adam’s (AS) altar and stone were lost during Hazrat Noah’s (AS) great flood and forgotten. Hazrat Ibrahim (AS) later found the Hajjre Aswad at the real site of Adam’s (AS) altar when the angel Gabriel (AS) revealed it to him.

Hazrat Ibrahim (AS) ordered his son Hazrat Ismail (AS), to build a temple, the Kaaba, into which the Stone was to embed.

An another Hadith it was mention such as Hazrat Abdullah ibn Amr (RA) says, “I heard the Prophet of Allah (PBUH)” saying, ”Verily the Hajjre Aswad and the Maqam e Ibrahim are 2 precious stones from amongst the precious stones of Heaven. Allah Almighty took away its light. Had Allah not taken away its light then these 2 would have brightened up the east and west.”

Location of Hajjre Aswad (Black Stone):

Hajjre Aswad is located at the east corner of the House of Allah (Kaaba) in Al-Haram Mosque. During the Tawaf, Muslims stop at this place of Hajjre Aswad where it is fitted and kiss the stone saying “Bismillah-Allahu Akbar” and “Allahu Akbar”. In this way, Muslims walk seven times around the Kaaba and complete their important part of Hajj and Umrah.

Why do Muslim Kiss Hajjre Aswad:

The 2nd Caliph Hazrat Umar (RA) came to kiss the Black Stone, he said in front of all presented (assembled): “No doubt, I know that you are a stone and can neither harm anyone nor benefit anyone. Had I not seen the Prophet of Allah, Muhammad (PBUH) kissing you, I would not have kissed you.”

Hazrat Ali (RA) who is 4th and last Caliph responded to Umar (RA), saying, “This is stone can indeed benefit and harm.”

 Allah says in Holy Quran that He created human beings from the progeny of Hazrat Adam (AS) {First Prophet of Allah on the earth} and made them witness over themselves and asked them, ‘Am I not your creator?’ Upon this, all of them confirmed it. Thus Allah wrote this confirmation. And this stone has a pair of eyes, ears and a tongue and it opened its mouth upon the order of Allah Almighty, who put that confirmation in it and ordered to witness it to all those worshippers who come for Hajj.

When you go to perform Hajj then you should remind it, what is a great stone, who will confirm at Day of Judgment. If you contact the best travel agency for Hajj then it will provide you the best Cheap Hajj Package in which it provides many facilities with a scholar who will help you to perform your Hajj.

In Book of Tirmidhi, Hazrat Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) said:

By Allah! On the Day of Judgment, Allah will present the Hajjre Aswad in such a manner that it will have 2 eyes and a tongue to testify to the faith of all those who kissed it.

In the time of Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), a dispute arose when the Quraish reconstructed the Kaaba. On this moment, Banu Abdu’d-Dar brought a pot full of blood and all of the tribes inserted their hands in it, to fight one another.

But Abu Umayya Ibn al-Mugheera, their elder asked Quraysh to agree on the judgment of 1st person to come through the Bani Shaibah gate and they all agreed on this suggestion. Muhammad (PBUH) was the first person who came through this gate.

Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) put the Hajjre Aswad in the middle of a piece of cloth and asked a representative of each tribe to hold one of the edges of the cloth and He (PBUH) picked this stone and fitted in the wall of Kaaba.

Best Tips And Preparations For Umrah For Everyone | Best Umrah Tips

Umrah is a holy journey that can be performed at any time of the year. Umrah is a lesser pilgrimage and goal of this journey is simple to gain rewards from Allah and receive forgiveness for sins committed in the past. It is not mandatory but prescribed, on the other side Hajj is compulsory worship.

When anyone has decided that he/she wants to make an Umrah trip then he/she should be prepared for it. There are some needs to be met before you actually go on this holy trip. There are some preparations that you require to do as you have to travel overseas for some days.

1: Recite the verses of the Holy Quran with translation and Tafseer.

2: You should try to understand the meaning of the Surahs and Duas that you recite in Salah.

3: You should ask your family and friends for forgiveness and forgive those who have done wrong with you, before leaving for Umrah.

If you are going to Umrah then you should contact a company that makes the best package according to your requirements. If you want to stay near the Al-Haram Mosque then you will require a 5-Star Umrah Package.

You should plan your trip at least 2 or 3 months before and you should avoid going for it during the month of Hajj.

If you go to any Umrah travel agency then it will need your 2 recent passport size photos, your passport (validity of at least six months). If you have not a visa then the agency will help you. It will arrange the ticket and flight as you wish. You will require meningitis certificate for Umrah.

There are only four important rites of Umrah.

Ihram

Tawaf

Sai

Halq and Taqsir

Ihram:

Ihram is an unstitched dress which is consisted of two simple white sheets, for a man, in which one covers the upper body and second covers the lower body. But for a woman, there is no unstitched cloth. A woman wears a normal dress but she covered herself with a burqa (abaya).

There are some rules for Ihram.

You should cut your nails and should remove unwanted body hairs.

You should take a bath with the intention of entering into Ihram.

You should make the intention of entering into Ihram

On the way to Umrah you should repeat:

“Labbaik Allahumma Labbaik

Labbaik La Shareeka Laka Labbaik

Innal-hmmda Wan-n’imata

Laka wal-mulk

La Shareeka Lak.”

Tawaf:

You should prepare for Tawaf. Tawaf means circumambulation of the Kaaba by walking. You should complete your tawaf by walking 2000 steps (approximately a mile). You should walk anticlockwise around the Kaaba 7-times. You should start your moving from the Black Stone (Hajr e Aswad) which is fitted in the wall of Kaaba.

You have to kiss or touch it and if you do not kiss or touch it by a large crowd then you can held up your hand to the Black Stone on each circle. You should also recite the Takbir prayer each time when the circle completes. After the Tawaf, you offer the 2-Rakts (nafls) in front of Maqam e Ibrahim.

This tradition goes back to the time of Ibrahim (AS) and Ismail (AS), who walked around the Kaaba 7-times after they had rebuilt the Kaaba. You should make this exercise specifically to prepare yourself for Umrah.

Sai:

Sai means 7-times walk (fast) or run between the two hills which names are Safa and Marwa. The total distance between two hills is approximately 450 m (1480 ft) so that 7-times back and forth amount to roughly 3.15 km. you should practice for fast walking to cover the distance between Safa and Marwa.

Halq and Taqsir:

Man and woman who complete the above parts (Ihram, Tawaf, and Sai). A man completely shaves the hair whereas woman only clips the hair.

After complete the Umrah:

You should have some information about Ziyarh places which is included in your Cheap Umrah Packages 2022. If you want a guide then agency also provide a guide so that you can visit great historical and holy sites in cities of Makkah and Madina.