The Collective Importance Of Hajj

Islam made it his centre in the last period of his life. From that time, its name became Madinat-un-Nabi (The City of the Prophet). Madinah is a shortened form of this. In Madinah, there is the mosque built by the Prophet. Here is his grave. Here are the traces of his prophetic life. In this situation, when the pilgrim reaches Madinah, it becomes another great lesson of unity and collectiveness. In the Prophet’s Mosque, they revive the memory that their leader is only one. They return with the feeling that no matter how many geographical and national differences they have, they have to walk on the path made by the one Prophet. They have to make one sacred personality their guide in life. No matter how different they are in many ways, their God is one and their Prophet is one. All India Radio, New Delhi, 7 August 1985.