Chapter Two-SOCIAL EFFECTS OF HAJJ
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Chapter Two
SOCIAL EFFECTS OF HAJJ
HAJJ, THE ASSEMBLY OF DISPERSED POWERS IN SINGLE FORUM
وَأَذّÙنْ ÙÙŠ النَّاس٠بالØَجّ٠يأْتÙوكَ رÙجَالاً وَعَلى ÙƒÙلّ٠ضَامÙر٠يأْتÙينَ Ù…Ùنْ ÙƒÙلّ٠Ùَجّ٠عَمÙيقÙ. Ù„ÙيَشْهَدÙوا مَناÙÙعَ Ù„ÙŽÙ‡Ùمْ ويَذْكÙرÙوا اسْمَ الله٠ÙÙŠ أيـّام٠مَعْلوماتÙ.
And proclaim among men the pilgrimage; they will come to you on foot and on every lean camel, coming from every remote path, that they may witness advantages for them and mention the Name of Allah during stated days. (The Holy Quran; 22:27)
The word 'مناÙع - advantages' includes all virtues, both physically and spiritually, of the world and the Hereafter indicating that the great assembly of Muslim nations in a single forum is like a sea coming into existence as a result of joining of small and big rivers. As a result of unity of opinion and unanimity arising from believing in one God and being the followers of one Book and one Prophet, all Muslims stand in a single rank facing Kiblah1 and go round a center with a single aim. Such unity of ideology and act gives this assembly so much power that it can remove mountains, defeat the most formidable opposition powers, foil any treacherous plot, and generate a life full of happiness, dignity, and supremacy by performing heavenly injunctions and consolidating the pillars of social justice.
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1 Kiblah is the direction of the place to which Muslims must turn for prayer? the Kaaba at Mecca.
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Beyond doubt, what can solve problems of life is social cooperation, which is materialized by creating understanding among nations. The most important factor behind understanding is the rightful teachings of a religion, which bridges the gaps, brings hearts together, creates a link between east and west, and makes the black and white, Arabs and non-Arabs, Turks and Hindus, feel sympathy for one another. In the Farewell Hajj on Mount Arafat, the Holy Prophet of Islam (saw) said: أيّÙها النّاسÙØŒ إنَّ رَبَّكÙÙ… واØÙدٌ وإنَّ أباكÙÙ… واØÙدٌ، ÙƒÙلّÙÙƒÙÙ… لآدَمَ وآدَم٠مÙÙ† تÙراب٠(Ø¥Ùنَّ أَكْرَمَكÙمْ عÙنْدَ الله٠أَتْقاكÙمْ) ولَيْسَ Ù„Ùعَرَبيّ٠عَلى أَعْجَمÙيّ٠Ùَضْلٌ إلا بالتّقوى. ?O people, surely your Lord is One, the father of all of you is one, you all come from Adam and Adam from the earth. (surely the most honorable of you with Allah is the one among you most careful of his duty) Arab has no advantage over non-Arab except for piety.?1
Also in his Farewell Hajj in Mina, the Holy Prophet (saw) said: المؤمنونَ إخوةٌ تتكَاÙÙ‰ دÙماؤهÙمْ ÙˆÙŽÙ‡ÙÙ… يَدٌ عَلى مَنْ سÙواهÙمْ، يَسْعى بÙØ°ÙمّتهÙÙ… أدناهم. ?Believers are brethren. Their blood has equal value. They are a single hand and power against others. The promise of each of them is like that of all, hence binding.?2