Faith Quote by Karen Armstrong

Allah set Hajj for the consolidation and reinforcement of the religion.

— Fatima bint Muhammad

I think the Hajj tends to reflect the state of the Ummah. That's one of the things about the Hajj is that you get…

— Hamza Yusuf

“the belief in one God; namaz, or prayers five times a day; giving zakat, or alms;  roza, fasting from dawn till sunset during the…

— Malala Yousafzai

“the essence of the Hajj is Arafat. On the ninth day of the Hajj month all pilgrims gather on the great Plain of Arafat…

— Kristiane Backer

“God was inviting me to go on Hajj, but before that I needed to settle my debts. Muslims may only embark on their pilgrimage…

— Kristiane Backer

“The Meccan Hajj, where tens of thousands of picked zealots gather every year from every quarter of the Moslem world, is really an annual…

— T. Lothrop Stoddard

Kerala has set an example in providing facilities for Haj pilgrimage. People are working as volunteers in Haj camps without honorarium.

— Pinarayi Vijayan

“Those dogs of the hajj go to Mecca to pray when they don't possess even the decency or generosity of spirit to pardon or…

— Yousef Al-Mohaimeed

There is no doubt in the sanctity of Mecca, but a donkey won't become a Hajj pilgrim by just going through the motions.

— Rahman Baba

“Besides Jewish and Christian traditions, Islam also contains some traces of pagan traditions. In fact, the Ka’aba, the Meccan shrine to which every Muslim,…

— Robert Spencer

My mother has been to Mecca to perform her hajj; my dad hasn't. I come from a very liberal family, so even the people…

— Mohsin Hamid

“The realization that Jews and/or Christians first used all of the technical religious vocabulary of the Qur’an and all of the forms of the…

— David H. Greenlee