The Collective Importance Of Hajj

and prosperity. However, driven by their innate search for the one true God, they left the fertile land of Iraq and journeyed to the barren desert of Arabia, where there was nothing to come in the way between the Creator and creation. Here, they built the House of God (Kaaba). The act of Prophet Abraham and Prophet Ishmael can be described in other words like this: they chose not to make many gods their centre, but made the one God their centre. And for this purpose, they built the House of God (Kaaba), which is a global centre for the worship of the One God. This same centre of Tawheed is also the centre for performing the rituals of Hajj. Let us now look at some of the aspects of the rituals performed during Hajj. The most repeated phrase by the pilgrim during Hajj is: “Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar La ilaha illa Allah; Wallahu Akbar Allahu Akbar wa lillahil hamd.” God is the Greatest, God is the Greatest. There is no god but God. And again, God is the Greatest, God is the Greatest, and all praise belongs to Him. By repeatedly uttering these words through the pilgrim’s mouth, a mindset is cultivated among all people that greatness belongs solely to God. All other forms of greatness exist only to be absorbed into this one ultimate greatness. This feeling is the greatest secret to togetherness and unity. Collectiveness and unity are never realized when