The main teaching of Hajj is demonstrating and establishing real Love with Allah Taala. Revolving the Baitullah, kissing the Hazre-Aswad (the Black Stone), pelting stones at Mina, running on Safa-Marwa Mountain - all these seems unusual and nonsense in naked eye, but Allah Taala has indeed opened up a way, an opportunity for His beloved slave to express and exhibit his emotions and Love toward his Master and Lord. Normal human brain cannot comprehend what is going around - isn’t this all madness?

In fact, the activities of Hajj is madness, but this is, what just have been mentioned the Madness of Love - expression of True Love of the slave for his Lord! One who doesn’t even obey Allah Taala (be him/her a Muslim!!!) - how can s/he realize the essence of Hajj?

With two pieces of cloth, the slave starts from his home to his Lord’s House (House of Allah!!!)! Does Allah Taala live there? Not exactly, but Allah Taala’s Special Blessing is poured there and Allah Taala has chosen it to meet His beloved slaves through a ‘Loveful Worship’ called Hajj! Only the call of Allah Taala has become sufficient for millions and millions of Muslims around the world to respond every year there - with joy and tearful eyes - in tongue the blissful echos: Labbayk Allahumma Labbayk! O Lord! I am present before You! - What a sweet and touchy word!!!

The Khalil (Friend) of Allah Taala - Hazrat Ibraheem (AM) has pledged his noble life through series of Sacrifices for the sake of Allah Taala. Those incidents have become so much adorable to Allah Taala, that Allah Taala had made those works (certain acts of Ibraheem AM and his family) compulsory for the final Ummah! Hazrat Ibraheem (AM) has showed - how Love must be proved. This is not any worldly Love, rather this is the eternal and most valuable Love one can achieve!

A Believer, who has some sort of relation with Allah Taala, wants to feel the Love he (the Believer) has attained. In this worldly life it is impossible to see Allah Taala, but the lover-slave becomes somewhat impatient and crazy to get a ‘look and feel’ of his Lord Allah Taala. After this life in the hereafter, s/he will see Allah Taala no doubt but the beloved slaves thirst needs to be quenched to some extent in this worldly life too!

This desire and zeal of the slave is not unknown to Allah Taala - He is well aware of it!! Allah Taala has thus set a Worship - a very special type of Worship, which gives the slave an opportunity to visit such a place and see such things, which are tangible and visible - and which have ’somehow’  a relation with Loving Allah Taala….!!! The Baitullah, the Maqame Ibraheem, the Safa-Marwa and the Zamzam - all these are the means to reach and feel Allah Taala’s Love! Allah Taala has prescribed peculiar events throughout Hajj, which as said before - our logical brain terminates to comprehend those. Do the worldly lovers care for any logical reasoning? No! Then how come the True Love and the eternal Love which is between the slave and his Creator be so questionable? The Commands and Rulings of Hajj are all beyond comprehension and beyond questions - just go to Baitullah - orbit the Black House, run over Safa Marwa, drink the Zamzam, pelt stone at Mina, see the Signs of Allah Taala where our Beloved Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam was born and from where he had called upon the people of the world, where Hazrat Ibraheem AM had left the signs of his sacrifice and the sign of his Love with Allah Taala! Drink and taste the Love of Allah Taala while you walk and come across these Heavenly Places! Finally visit Madina Munawwara, where our Beloved Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam has passed another part of his life and taking rest as well and his Noble Companions are there resting too!

Hasn’t Allah Taala opened a door to increase deeper relation with Him through Hajj? Hasn’t Allah Taala given a chance to us to visit the most significant places of Islam and Iman by this Worship? Allahu Akbar! Any Believer would agree to this!

Let us make pure intention to Perform Hajj soon! Let us not think of money and feel afraid! While Love of Allah is the goal - how can one worry about money? Can one buy Allah Taala’s Love with money? Of course not! It is the intention and zeal within the heart of a Believer which acts and initiates! Allah Taala looks into the heart of a Believer and removes all the impossibles for him - makes way by clearing all obstacles and hindrance! O Allah! For us it is truly impossible and difficult, but if You provide the Opportunity surely its most easy! Do accept us for Hajj and Ziyarat-e Madina! Ameen!

We pray for all the Haji’s now in the Holy Lands - Allah Taala accepts their Hajj with complete Ease and all Blessing! Ameen!

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