Diversity & Unity: Something About Hajj (Special)
Reflections of Pilgrims
It is the House of Allah; open at all times, spacious, luminous, and, most importantly, excruciatingly comforting. How generous it is to be called upon by the Creator and invited to His magnanimous space all the time ...
Imbedded in history are the legendry pilgrimages of West African Muslim rulers such as Mansa Musa, the sultan of Mali, and the pilgrimage of Askia Muhammad...
In this one airplane were a group of pilgrims travelling to their Allah, wishing to get closer to their Allah… and they were all different faces praying to one Allah. This felt magical. I felt free on that flight… floating in the mercy of Allah.
It is a whole new world, full of promise, faith and the potential for the kind of happiness found in worshiping Allah, doing things that please him and making the most of our lives. It is wondrous: the life-changing journey to Makkah and Medina.
This year Allah granted me a chance to perform pilgrimage to His holy house in Makkah. I would like to share my experience with you hoping that it will encourage at least one person to make the intention to perform hajj next year.
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I often wondered and dreamed about what I would do if I were to go back to Makkah. What would I ask God for, and more importantly, would God accept my supplications?...
Hajj is a commemoration of a life among lives, a family among families, an event among events, and a sacrifice among sacrifices...
One day I will have better understanding about the fifth element – pilgrim to Makkah– and will involve it into my life. In my mind going to Mecca has always been the action to be performed later in life. Then again I’ve also been wrong separating my religion to my lifestyle...
