1.

The Problem Statement

2. The purpose of the study
3. Theoretical Framework
4. Research questions
5. Population and sample
6. Data collection
7. Findings
8. Significance of the study
9. Recommendations
 This current research addresses the
Muslim people in the Philippines who plan
to perform Hajj to make this assessment as
a guide before going to Makkah.
 To evaluate Hajj in the Philippine Area,
particularly the process, policies,
agencies, and loopholes encountered by
Muslim pilgrims, and aims to come up
with ideas, solutions and suggestions
related to the study.
A.Cultural Anthropology
-as defined by Bailey and Peoples (2012), is the study contemporary and
historically recent human societies and cultures.
B. Theory of Intellectual or Cognitive Approach
-Proponents of the Theory of Intellectual/Cognitive Approach to Religion
presumes that humans require an explanation for the things happening
around them.
C. Motivational Theory of Pilgrimage
-In the Motivational Theory for Pilgrimage conducted by Ruth Blackwell,
anthropological theories of Motivation were presented to identify the
motives of pilgrims.
D. Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
-Maslow (1943) desired to understand what motivates people to seek for
their needs.
1. What are the pilgrims’ reasons for embarking
on a Hajj, in terms of:
A.Personal
B.Social
C.Economic
D.Spiritual
2.What are the conditions and issues faced by
the Muslims pilgrims before, during, and after
Hajj?
A. Management Issues
B. Personal Issues
3. What is the level of spiritual fulfillment
attained by the Muslim pilgrims?
* A total 300 respondents from Luzon, Visayas,
and Mindanao who performed the religious
pilgrimage from 2016 will be the population of
this study.
*Stratified sampling was applied to determine
the number of respondents or sample size
through Slovene’s formula:
S = N___
1+N(e)2
 Time line of interviews to be conducted
from the Muslim pilgrims and Department of
foreign Affairs, the National Council on
Muslim Filipinos, and the National Ulama
Council of the Philippines.
• Majority among the respondents believed
that going to Mecca in order to become Hajj is
a way of cleansing their sins.
• It symbolizes also their economic status.
• They agreed that it is a spiritual fulfillment in
their part to become Hajj.
* This will assist them ( Muslims) in their over-
all preparations before embarking on the
religious pilgrimage, Hajj
*Great help for the leaders and officials to
plan for further improvement of services
catered by the agencies concern in the
pilgrimage.
• Problems on the inadequacy of Hajj materials
and facilities should be addressed with
utmost concern.
• There should be a massive multimedia
information dissemination drive for the
processing of paper schedule and deadlines.
• For the pilgrims, they should watched film
showing the rituals for familiarity with the
basics of Hajj.