Performing the hajj means living days of intense faith, performing several intertwined rites. It is also going back in time and repeating the gestures of the Father of the Prophets, Ibrahim AI-Khalîl. It is also to commune with millions of other believers and believers, all dressed in white, perpetuating the gestures and words of our Prophet Muhammad, may the salvation and peace of God be upon him, walking in his footsteps, like the made the hundred and forty thousand Companions with him. These are the most beautiful days in the life of a believer when he goes to meet the pact with God, sealing a multi-secular commitment: to see the Kaaba, to participate in this uninterrupted cosmic movement of tawât, to drink this blessed water of Xarnzam , to sleep in Mina, to spend the day in Arafat, to redo the frantic race of Hajar. Ah! Words cannot replace the intensity of these days, of these rites, of this love of God.

To contribute, as much as possible, to helping the pilgrim to fulfill this obligation of life, we have written this book, emphasizing three aspects: the practical side, the fact of sticking to the gestures and words of our Prophet Muhammad (peace and salvation on him) and finally the historical depth of this journey of life. If it will have helped some to understand the hajj and to accomplish it in the best conditions, then this book will have achieved its objectives.

Mostafa Brahami

Master's degree in physics (Algiers), doctor in economics (Lausanne), researcher in ethics and intercultural management, teacher of economics and management in Lausanne, the author participates in courses and conferences on Islam, Islamic ethics, usul al-fiqh, the life of the Prophet, Muslim culture...