Analysis of the Divine and Educational Wisdoms of the Prayers of Hajj Based on The Foundations of Islamic Anthropology

Abstract

Hajj in Islamic teachings is a comprehensive and educational worship that, in addition to outward actions, has deep divine, moral and spiritual layers. Among these, the prayers of Hajj play an essential role in connecting the rituals with the inner essence of servitude and can reveal the truth of man, his existential needs and the path of his perfection. The main problem of this research is that the prayers of Hajj are meaningful based on what image of man and what divine and educational wisdoms can be extracted from them based on the foundations of Islamic anthropology. The aim of the article is to analyze the prayers of Hajj based on components such as existential poverty, monotheistic nature, free will and responsibility, returnability and the two-dimensionality of man. The research method is descriptive-analytical with a textual and inferential approach. The findings of the research show that the prayers of Hajj take the rituals beyond the level of outward behaviors and turn them into a process for correcting the insight, inclination, will and behavior of man. These prayers, by emphasizing monotheism, repentance, remembrance, piety, trust, forgiveness and divine proximity, guide the pilgrim from self-centeredness to God-centeredness, from negligence to awakening, and from the outward form of worship to the inner essence of servitude. Therefore, the prayers of Hajj can be considered as part of the comprehensive system of Islamic education, in the light of which man is placed on the path of self-recognition and proximity to God.