**JP** Letter to Editor - Hujj Dates

 

Dear Join Pakistan

 

LETTER TO EDITOR

November 14^th, 2010

 

Hujj Dates

 

Today is Sunday the November 14^th and the Hujjaj will halt at Arafaat (Waqoof e Arafat), listen to the Khutba e Hajj and time permitting move on to Mina offering Maghrabain (Maghrib and Isha together) enroute and Fajr there. Tomorrow Monday the 15^th they will perform Rimmi and undo Ahram to offer the sacrifice.

 

However, we in Pakistan shall offer our Eid prayers and the sacrifice on the 17^th – two days later than at Makkah. This is somehow not understood by me. Hajj is something that cannot be performed anywhere on the planet earth except at Makkah. We see it live being performed there on the TV yet, we say, no, our Hajj day will be on the 16^th and the day after it – the day of the sacrifice - on the 17^th.

 

I think the rituals connected with Hujj must be observed all over the world with Makkah and on the very same day when these are performed there. I don’t know why must we stick to the local date of the 10^th of ZulHajj to observe it as we cannot perform Hajj at Barri Imam, Data Darbar, Sehwan Sharif or for that matter anywhere else in the world except Makkah.

 

Col. Riaz Jafri (Retd)

30, Westridge-1

Rawalpindi 46000

Tel: (051) 546 3344

 

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Col. Riaz Jafri (Retd)
30 Westridge 1
Rawalpindi 46000
Pakistan
Tel: (051) 546 3344
E.mail: jafri@rifiela.com

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