Hajj and the Call to Islam
Al-Risala (English), September 1985, p. 3
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan is named as the default author of the periodical; a piece that carries another writer’s byline is credited to that writer.
Hajj and the Call to Islam
1985 9 September 3 Hajj and the Call to Islam (107) With the advent of the final prophet Muhammad, may peace be upon him, and God’s blessings, the Ka’bah at Mecca replaced Jerusalem’s Sacred Mosque as the centre of divine guidance (The Quran 2:142). The pilgrimage to Mecca is in a sense an annual assembly of those committed to the Islamic cause. From every corner of the globe pilgrims converge on the holy mosque to strengthen their relationship with God and foster unity amongst one another. By symbolic repetition of various stages in the life of the greatest exponent of the truth, Abraham, may peace be upon him, they express their determination to emulate him at any cost.
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