The Universal Message of Hajj

BROTHERS OF ABRAHAM, BROTHERS OF MUHAMMAD ‘The Brothers of Prophet Abraham’ advanced the monotheistic mission in its first stage in the 7th century. It is the responsibility of The Brothers of Prophet Muhammad to carry forward this mission to the next stage, by taking the divine message to the world. T he Prophet of Islam was born in Makkah in the year 570 CE and he passed away in Madinah in the year 632 CE. This is approximately 2,500 years after the era of Prophet Abraham. He was born as a result of Prophet Abraham’s supplication (The Quran, 2:129). The Quran states: “Then We revealed Our will to you [O Muhammad], saying, ‘Follow the religion of Abraham, the upright in faith; he was not one of the polytheists.’” (16:123) This is not a trivial matter. It is, in fact, an announcement of historical reality. The Prophet of Islam and his Companions were the culmination of a 2500-year historical process. Prophet Abraham initiated a historical process through his extraordinary sacrifice in Makkah. This process, progressing through its natural