Hajj refers to a one-time journey among the Muslims, who have the physical strength and financial freedom to reach Mecca. The vacation to this destination is in the 12th dhul-hijah of the Islamic calendar. It involves performing the rituals of the rites of the great prophets and teachers of the faith. It involves the gathering of Muslims regardless of their ethnic, racial, social and cultural backgrounds. It helps to promote the essence of brotherhood and sisterhood among the Muslims where they stand before the Kaaba to worship Allah together. This ritual commences after a few months of Ramadan, on the 8th to 13th of the Dhul-Hijjah.Mecca is a holy place to the extent that there is the restriction of entry of non-Muslims there. The travelers wear special clothes called Hiram, and they perform acts of worship. Male pilgrims have special clothes that show equality of the Muslims. The rituals of Kaaba include encircling the Kaaba around seven times and going seven times between both Safa and Marwa hills. This symbolized the number of Times Hagar went around the same mountains. The people come together in Arafa to seek forgiveness from Allah. At the end of this hajj ritual, the Muslims perform a festival called Eid Al-Fitr, characterized with prayers. Muslims have faith that Allah structured the rights of pilgrimage, and it was the duty of Prophet Mohammed to teach them. The paper will highlight the background of Hajj, the how to perform hajj, the four pillars of hajj, and the significance of hajj in Islam.
