Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Procedure Essay: The Hajj









The Hajj










Mekkah is a holy place for Muslims, in this small city prophet Mohammed (Peace be upon him) was born and in age of 40 he became the Messenger of God to call people to Islam. Islam is a major world religion and it's based on five pillars and they are:

1- Faith or belief in the Oneness of God and the finality of the prophethood of Muhammad;

2- Establishment of the daily prayers;

3- Concern for and almsgiving to the needy;

4- Self-purification through fasting; and

5- The pilgrimage to Makkah for those who are able.


One of a Muslim's duties, as described in the Five Pillars of Islam, is to go on Hajj at least once during his or her lifetime. Each and every year around two million people pilgrimage to Makkah to do hajj. The hajj starts in the months of hajj which are the 10th, 11th and the 12th of the Arabic Date Calendar. The Pilgrims most be in Makkah before the 8th of Thul Hejjah the 12th month of the Arabic year.


First, when The Pilgrims reach Makkah they have to do something called Omrah and it is to circumambulation seven times around the Ka'aba and seven times between the Safa and Marwah and they are two small hills near the Ka'aba. After that they can stay in Makkah until the 8th day of the Hajj month, then they have to move to place called Menna. In Menna they will spend their night and in the next day they will move to Namirah "a place between Menna and Arafat" until noon time.


Next, the Pilgrims will move to Arafat to do the most important part of Hajj which called "Standing in Arafat" and they have to stay there until the sunset after that they have to move to place called Muzdalifa to rest and to spend their night there.
In the 10th day of Thul Hejjah they return to Menna and throw seven pebbles at a pillar. The pilgrims then sacrifice a sheep and the meat is distributed to friends, relative and the poor.


Finally, they will return to Mekka to do the final tawaf and sa'i which is hurries seven times between two small hills near the Ka'aba, called Safa and Marwah. They symbolize the completion of the Hajj by cutting their hair. Then they have to stay three days in Menna and two days for how is in hurry and in each day in the afternoon time they have to throw seven pebbles at a three pillar called, Big pillar, medium pillar and the small pillar. And before the leave Mekka they have to do the Farewell tawaf around the Ka'aba seven times then they can leave Mekkah.

Procedure Essay: How to Fail the Portfolio.

A portfolio is a collection of evidence which was handed from the teacher, to get a great mark in the end of the course you have to follow some steps, however if you did bad in your portfolio you will fail. To avoid that do not do the below steps.

First, the title of the binder is not clearly indicated on the spine. For example, the font, font size and colour of the text are not coordinated well. Also the student's name is on the binder but not other information. Second, the inside the binder not includes a detailed contents page; you should arrange the contents page in a logical way.

Moreover, each section of the binder is not clearly identified so it will not help the reader to find relevant course material with complete ease. Finally, the contents show no evidence of care or order and material has been included without contemplation or screening.
To conclude, the procedure of how not to fail is easy but you have to work hard and to follow the steps clearly which was given from your teacher.