Hajj In Qur’an and Bible

When Jews and Christians watch video of the Muslim Hajj from August 9 to August 14, plus the 3-day celebration of Eid al-Adha, very few of them will see the connection between Makka’s Hajj and Jerusalem’s three pilgrimage festivals, especially the eight day holiday of Sukkot/Shemine Ahtsreret.

If they learn about the Qurbani sacrifice that is offered at the time of Eid al-Adha to show gratitude towards Allah and to provide for the poor and needy they will not know that Prophet Muhammad was once asked by his Companions: “O Prophet of Allah! What is this qurbani?” He replied, “It is the Sunnah (practice) of your father Ibrahim.” (Hadith – Ibn Majah)

And very few Christians or Jews realize that for more than 1.000 years, while Jerusalem’s First and Second Temple–Bait ul Muqaddas/Beit HaMiqdash stood, the Jewish festival of Hag Sukkot was celebrated as a Hajj, a pilgrimage festival.