LessonsDetermining the Intended Meaning of Texts and Recognizing Weak InferencesQuiz

وَأَتِمُّوا الْحَجَّ وَالْعُمْرَةَ لِلَّهِ
Complete the pilgrimage and the umrah for Allah.

The verb atimmū demands completion. It can govern a person who has entered an act of worship, but does not alone settle the separate question whether beginning an umrah is independently obligatory for every person.

The duty to complete an initiated act and the duty to initiate it are distinct propositions. Establishing the second requires appropriate evidence beyond merely translating “complete” as though it meant “begin.”

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Hajj and umrah: completion versus initiation

Determining the Intended Meaning of Texts and Recognizing Weak Inferences

وَأَتِمُّوا الْحَجَّ وَالْعُمْرَةَ لِلَّهِ
Complete the pilgrimage and the umrah for Allah.

The verb atimmū demands completion. It can govern a person who has entered an act of worship, but does not alone settle the separate question whether beginning an umrah is independently obligatory for every person.

The duty to complete an initiated act and the duty to initiate it are distinct propositions. Establishing the second requires appropriate evidence beyond merely translating “complete” as though it meant “begin.”