The Message Of Hajj

THE MESSAGE OF HAJJ B efore 1982, I had only read about Hajj in books. In 1982, I was blessed with the honour of performing Hajj myself. From both study and experience, the message of Hajj that I came to understand is this: a person should run toward his Lord, making his Creator the centre and focus of his life. Although Hajj is performed over a few days, it offers a lesson for a lifetime. It serves as a symbolic guide for the entire journey of a human being. When a person leaves his homeland and his household to go on the journey of Hajj, he feels that he is travelling towards God. He is taking himself out of his worldly life and entering into the world of God. He is going to the place where God’s house (Baitullah) is. Where the Prophet of God and his Companions’ great deeds are recorded. Where there are signs of those people who lived for God and who gave their lives in the way of God. Along with that, the pilgrim feels that he is going to visit that place which God chose especially for the revelation of His final guidance.