Some two million Muslims are assembled in Makkah al-Mukarramah for the performance of Hajj. If the past is any guide, this Hajj will also be performed as a set of rituals in which the hujjaj go through various motions without realizing why they are doing this.
In Islam, every act of ibadah has a spiritual as well as ritualistic dimension. The spiritual dimension is the essence but most Muslims have been deliberately kept in the dark about it. Hajj, the most arduous of Islamic ibadaat, is also a victim. Whereas it should be a journey in obedience to Allah and a submission to His Will in fulfilling the sacrifice of Ibrahim (a), it has been reduced to a set of empty rituals. Hajj, was a platform where all the leaders of the muslim ummah could gather to discuss issues and problems for the betterment and prosperity of Islam. Pilgrims are required to openly proclaim their dissociation from the mushriks but how is that possible when the occupiers of the Haramain — the House of Saud — themselves are the most obedient servants of the mushriks?
Alot of people that I know are under the sad impression that the Sauds are the caretakers of Islam. The fact is that they are the termites that have eaten away at the pillars of Islam. History goes to show that the Saud family were infact nomads who roamed the deserts of Arabia and used to loot people travelling to perform Hajj. With the passage of time they discovered and seized control over an oil well and its all history from that point.
Further, the Saudis are busy demolishing the historic sites of Islam, turning the noble sanctuaries in Makkah and Madinah into replicas of Las Vegas and New York. Where is the spirituality in concrete and glass monstrosities that have sprung up replacing such historic sites as the house of Khadijah (pbuh), the be-loved wife of the Messenger (pbuh), or the house where Abu Bakr Siddiq (pbuh) lived? The graveyard of Jannat-ul-Baqi where Fatima (pbuh), the beloved daughter of our Holy Prophet (pbuh) was buried. Some 90% of the historic sites have been destroyed. Will Muslims rise up to save their heritage from the cultural hooligans?
I agree with majority of your points but on the other hand they are making things very easy and comfortable for Hajjis. Its very rare you will hear any incident happen during Hajj. Every year the total number of Hajjis from all over the world are increasing so Government of Saudi is taking steps to accommodate and provide them facilities.
ReplyDeletevery informative. I did not know all that. However Sufyan also makes sense.
ReplyDeleteThere is no doubt that the Sauds have provided state of the art facilities to the Hujjaj. But if you step back and look at the bigger picture you'll see that the Sauds fit the definition of a munafiq.
ReplyDeleteWow - shocking revelations indeed. Will definitely search up more on this.
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