Where in the Quran is it mentioned Hajj-e-Akbar.
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Hajj akbar quran
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for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever
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there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 9 Surah
Taubah verse 3:
3 And an announcement from Allah and His Messenger to the people
(assembled) on the day of the ‘Hajj-il-Akbar’ (Great Pilgrimage), that Allah
and His Messenger dissolve (treaty) obligations with the pagans.
Dear and beloved brother in Islam, the popular belief held
in the Indian sub-continent is that if the Day or Arafah or 9th of
Dhul-Hijjah falls on a Friday, it is called the ‘Hajj-il-Akbar’, but that
popular belief is absolutely baseless and inaccurate.
Amongst the Arabs at the times of the Prophet (saws), the
smaller pilgrimage or what is known in Islamic Jurisprudence as the ‘Umrah’ was
called the ‘Hajj-e-Asgar’ (Smaller Pilgrimage); and the actual Hajj during the
prescribed days of the month of Dhul-Hijjah was known and recognized as the
‘Hajj-il-Akbar’ (Greater Pilgrimage).
Please do note that the ‘Hajj-il-Akbar’ has absolutely
nothing to do with its occurrence on a Friday.
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Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan
Wister