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The Hidden Acts of The Pilgrimage -1-

The Hidden Acts of The Pilgrimage -1-

By Abu Haamid al-Ghazaali|2023-06-19T02:34:24+01:00June 10th, 2023|Pilgrimage|

Know that the Pilgrimage begins with understanding -- I mean [by that], understanding of the position of Pilgrimage in Islam. Then [follows] a longing to [perform] it, then the [actual] decision [to proceed], then the severance of any relation that may hold one back, then the purchase of ihram garment, then the purchase of provisions, then the hiring of a camel. Then [comes] the [actual] departure, then the journeying in the desert, then the sanctification al Miqat and the [chanting] of the talbiya, then the enterance into Mecca and the fulfilment of the acts [of Pilgrimage] as previously [mentioned].

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The Hidden Acts of The Pilgrimage -2-

The Hidden Acts of The Pilgrimage -2-

By Abu Haamid al-Ghazaali|2023-06-19T02:24:59+01:00October 19th, 2014|Pilgrimage|

As for the severance of relations this means restitution for all injustices and sincere repentance before God Most High for all sins. Every injustice is a relation and every relation is like a creditor present [before the pilgrim] clinging to his neck, crying out [to those around him], saying, "Where are you headed? Are you going to the palace of the King of kings while you are neglecting His affair in your house, despising and neglecting Him? Are you not ashamed to go to Him as a disobedient servant would go to Him, Lest He rejects and not accept you?

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Blessed . . but often Forgotten Days

Blessed . . but often Forgotten Days

By Mounir Birouk|2021-03-01T13:37:33+01:00October 10th, 2014|Pilgrimage|

Because of our forgetful nature, God the Almighty decreed seasons when human beings are exposed to Divine zephyrs to insulate them from the density of the matter and transport them to states when their souls becomes more transparent and closer to eternity. One of these blessed occasions which dawn upon us these days, but which often pass unnoticed, are the first ten days of Dhu al-Hijja. How graceful are they? And what should be done in them? The Virtue of the first ten days of Dhu al-Hijja

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The Hidden Acts of The Pilgrimage -3-

The Hidden Acts of The Pilgrimage -3-

By Abu Haamid al-Ghazaali|2021-03-01T13:43:38+01:00October 10th, 2014|Pilgrimage|

The talbiya [i.e. recitation of labbayka] has the sense of answering the call of God Most High. Therefore, have the hope that you will be accepted, as well as the fear that you will be told, "You are neither accepted [in my service, i.e. your talbiya is not honoured] nor blessed", so that you will waver between hope and fear, and be stripped of your might and power, [thereby] becoming [completey] dependent on the Grace and Generosity of God Most High.

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