Pilgrimage (Hajj)

What is hajj? Hajj is a journey exclusively performed for the sake of Allah. It is spending one's time and wealth and reaching those sacred places where signs of Allah are evident. These are the sacred places where the true men of Allah surrendered everything for His sake.

Hajj seemingly is a temporal act of worship but in fact, it encompasses the whole life of a true believer. It is the affirmation of the Lordship of one's Lord and his slavehood to Him. Hajj is the denotation of a believer's life as well as death.

Hajj symbolizes Divine vision and represents the ultimate closeness one can achieve to his Lord while living in this world. Other acts of worship are ways of remembering Allah while hajj is a way of reaching Him.

When the pilgrim stands before the Holy Kaaba, he feels as if he is standing before his Lord. Circumambulation around Kaaba is an indicant of the reality that the slave is revolving around his Lord like a moth.

The true pilgrim is on the move to seek the pleasure of his Lord. He is a friend with the friends of Allah and an enemy of the enemies of Allah. While performing Hajj, he acquires the state in which he will stand in front of his Lord on the day of reckoning.