The Big Day: 10th Dhul Hijjah

10th of Dhul Hijjah the big day of the year, the Day of Sacrifice, Yawmun-Nahr. This engaging lesson immersing young learners in the most sacred and spiritually charged day of the hajj journey through vivid first-person journal entries and rich reflections on the deeper secrets of each act of worship.

The lesson unfolds through the eyes of a pilgrim recording his experience in Mina and Makkah on this momentous day. Learners walk alongside him as he throws pebbles at the jamarat, declaring with each throw that Allah is greater than his sins, his bad habits, and his desires, just as the Prophet Ibrahim عليه السلام stood firm against Shaytan in that very same place. They feel the weight and wonder of udhiyah: the sacrifice of an animal for the sake of Allah, rooted in Ibrahim عليه السلام’s extraordinary submission and carrying a timeless reminder that true worship means putting Allah first, no matter how hard the command.

Learners discover that what reaches Allah from udhiyah is not the meat or the blood, it is the taqwa in the heart. The lesson then guides them through the shaving of the head, the exit from ihram, and the breathtaking tawaf al-ifadah around the Kaʿbah: the most important tawaf of hajj, where pilgrims from every corner of the earth circle together, hearts overflowing with love and awe for Allah.