Thorpe St Andrew School RPE Online Assignment

The Hajj



This page is designed to help you to find the information that you will need for an assignment on the Hajj. Simply click on the questions - use the Word document below to make notes on the sites that appear. Then save your work!

Click here to see a diagram explaining the Hajj. Read the yellow boxes carefully.
Now use the red window to type answers to these questions - for more details click on each question

1. Ihram - describe what the pilgrims wear.
2. Tawaf and Sa-y - what do the pilgrims do when they reach the Great Mosque in Mecca?
3. Wuquf - what do the pilgrims do when they reach the Plain of Arafat?
4. Muzdalifah - why do the pilgrims collect stones?
5. Mina - what do the pilgrims do at Mina? Why do they do this?
6. Farewell Tawaf - what must pilgrims do before leaving Mecca?
7. Going Home - why might pilgrims go to Medinah?

You could select the answers in the text in the right hand frame, and "paste" it into the answer boxes!
When you have finished making notes, click here to print them off. Use your notes to go on to the next activity.

"Extra for experts"
There are further activities on the Notemaker sheet. Click here to launch a new window - you can complete the activities "on-line" and either save the document or print it!



Extension Task
The extension task is to collect some pictures of the Kaaba. Click on the header to visit a site that features computer generated pictures of the Hajj. Use the pictures to produce a guide book to Mecca for a "First Time Pilgrim". Go back to the Islam page to visit some other Hajj sites.