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Hajj Pilgrimage-Why Pilgrims Stone The Walls?
During
Hajj
Pilgrimage,
after
returning
from
Mount
Arafat,
pilgrims
make
way
to
Muzdalifah,
a
place
between
Arafat
and
Mina.
There
they
collect
pebbles
for
the
stoning
ritual
that
is
to
take
place
the
next
day
At
Mina
people
throw
stones
on
three
pillars,
Jamarah,
symbolising
their
rejection
of
temptation
instigated
by
Satan,
thrice.
It
is
in
fact
the
act
of
defying
the
devil
against
its
evil
temptations.
The
practice,
during
Hajj
pilgrimage,
to
stone
the
walls
by
pilgrims,
(which
is
why)
to
commemorate
the
incident
of
the
devil,
Satan,
attempting
thrice
to
induce
Ibrahim
from
sacrificing
his
son,
in
obedience
to
God's
command.
This Hajj ritual is an enactment of Ibrahim's pilgrimage to Mecca. When Ibrahim left Mina and was brought to a defile called, al-Aqaba, the devil or Satan appeared to him at a stone-heap of the Defile. Gabriel, urged him to pelt the devil with stones in order to defy it. Ibrahim followed the angel's advice and threw seven stones at the devil, which vanished immediately.
The devil, for the second time, appeared at the middle stone-heap, when Gabriel again urged Ibrahim to pelt it with stones, which, Ibrahim immediately followed, by throwing seven stones.
For the third time, the devil made its appearance at the little Stone-heap, and Ibrahim urged by Gabriel shoved the devil by throwing seven small stones at it.
The symbolic significance is that, the first appearance of the devil, is the temptation of sacrificing his son, in accordance with God's command.
The second appearance of the devil, marks the temptation of Hagar, Ibrahim's wife against the sacrifice of their son.
The third appearance, signifies the temptation of Ismail, Ibrahim's son from getting sacrificed.
The stoning of the devil, symbolises man shunning his lower desires, directing his steps to attain closeness to Allah; this spiritual significance is the reason as to why pilgrims stone the walls, during Hajj pilgrimage.
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