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abdur-rahman
today was a very interesting day for me, i took part of the march of dimes charity event here in nj. for those that do not know what march of dimes is all about, i’ll explain. it is an organization that works to help premature babies survive. they provide research and healthcare to these fragile infants. my 5 month old niece was one of those babies, so it was very important for me to do this 6 mile walk.
you may be wondering, what does this have to do with islam? well, i’ll get to that shortly. there were thousands of people at this event, which reminds me of what you’ll see at hajj. no i am not a hajji, but inshallah i will become one someday. i have seen footage many times of what the hajj experience is like. the massive crowds etc. i thought to myself, this is what hajj must be like. of course there was no spiritual aspect to this march, but the sheer fact that there was all of this humanity for this great cause that reminded me of hajj. the walking aspect also reminded me of hajj because there’s plenty of walking to be done while on hajj. it was rough walking these 6 miles today but i asked myself, would i be able to handle hajj? i believe it is a 8 mile walk from mecca to mina or arafat; i forget which city exactly. but would i be able to do it? inshallah, i will.
these questions about being able to physically perform hajj is what reminds me of the sacrifice of performing it. the fact that walking to arafat or muzdalifah, doing s’ay or performing the jamaarat requires taking a risk, a risk worth taking for the sake of Allah swt, maybe that’s why the rewards are so great in performing it. i just wanted to share that with you all
may Allah swt accept the performance of all that have performed it. pleas keep me in your duas, so that i may be able to perform it inshallah
you may be wondering, what does this have to do with islam? well, i’ll get to that shortly. there were thousands of people at this event, which reminds me of what you’ll see at hajj. no i am not a hajji, but inshallah i will become one someday. i have seen footage many times of what the hajj experience is like. the massive crowds etc. i thought to myself, this is what hajj must be like. of course there was no spiritual aspect to this march, but the sheer fact that there was all of this humanity for this great cause that reminded me of hajj. the walking aspect also reminded me of hajj because there’s plenty of walking to be done while on hajj. it was rough walking these 6 miles today but i asked myself, would i be able to handle hajj? i believe it is a 8 mile walk from mecca to mina or arafat; i forget which city exactly. but would i be able to do it? inshallah, i will.
these questions about being able to physically perform hajj is what reminds me of the sacrifice of performing it. the fact that walking to arafat or muzdalifah, doing s’ay or performing the jamaarat requires taking a risk, a risk worth taking for the sake of Allah swt, maybe that’s why the rewards are so great in performing it. i just wanted to share that with you all
may Allah swt accept the performance of all that have performed it. pleas keep me in your duas, so that i may be able to perform it inshallah