Many of you have read about my Hajj experience and without a doubt it was amazing and I have no complaints about Hajj, how can you have a complaint about the Hajj itself when you are the guest of Allah? Having said that, when you pay for a service you have to demand what you pay for and you expect that those from whom you have purchased the service from give you what you have paid for. This is true…
The Hajj is indelibly etched into our soul and psyche. It is little wonder that one’s emotions are unleashed when we are called to make that sacred of journies.
When we were in Madina, my brother Dahud, a new friend Ferhat Amin and I went to visit Dr. Mostafa for a few hours. We caught a cab to his residence which was about 15 or so minutes from Masjid al-Nabawi. I have known Dr. Mostafa for a number of years and have been in sporadic but fairly regular contact with him for a number of years. Most people will be familiar with his translations of Imam al-Haddad’s writings and…