Hajj is the fifth pillar of Islam. Once in a lifetime It is mandatory for all Muslims who are healthy and can afford going for Hajj are required to go for Hajj. But many people who are not Muslim might be wondering what happens during the Hajj? What is the history of Hajj? Why is the Hajj performed? What are the rituals that are performed? How long does the Hajj Last? How is it managed by the Saudi government? This Presentation will be an overview of history of Islam, spiritual journey to learn patience and forgiveness, a pictures/video preview of the location’s pilgrims go for Hajj, Mecca, Medina and the surrounding places of the two cities.

Noorul Syed was born and raised in the city of Hyderabad, India. Moved to United States in the year 2004. He has a Masters Degree in Engineering and works as an IT professional at a Medical Products Company. He resides in Schaumburg IL which is the Northwest Suburb of Chicago. Although Noorul does not consider himself as a Scholar of Islam but he is always in the forefront to communicate with people of all faith or no faith to remove the misconceptions and counter the false propaganda against Islam and Muslims and share the correct understanding of the religion. He considers himself as a regular Muslim and works as a Volunteer at Masjid Al Huda Schaumburg. In his family he has his wife along with two Daughters, 11 and 8 years old and a 6 month old new born son.