In the name of God most Gracious, Most Merciful. as-salamu ‘alaykum one and all, Today is the day we embark on this holy and sacred journey. We depart from our home town after Salat al-Dhuhr on our way to Heathrow airport and then on our way to Jeddah. We will spend the first 8 days in Medinatul-Munawwara to visit the Prophet of God (Allah bless him and grant him peace), I am filled with a yearning, apprehension and anticipation. There…
Now that most of my work colleagues know that I am making the trip for Hajj and am starting to get curious questions and an opportunity to talk about the trip. Even the atheists are curiously interested in what it is all about, which reminds me of what Shaykh Hamza Yusuf once said in one of his lectures that he had never met an atheist who didn’t take God seriously. I have told everybody that when I come back that…
Ten Good Manners for Hajj by Imam al-Ghazali trans. Abdal Hakim Murad There are ten good manners which the pilgrim should observe. Firstly, the money he spends must come from halal sources. He must strive, likewise, to avoid carrying on any business while on Hajj, such as would occupy the heart and distract his attention; for his purpose should be solely to remember Allah and to honour His rites. It is related that ?at the end of time, four types…