Through the pilgrimage...

Through the pilgrimage, men and women come together from far and near, to share in sacrifice, to perform congregational prayer, and celebrate the praise of God. To respect the pilgrims there, is so important that Hazrat Imam Ali ordered his governor not to charge rent of quarter given to the pilgrims.

We read in the letter NO.68 of Hazrat Imam Ali's NAHJUL BALAGHA, which he has written to his governor in Mecca, (QUASUM-IBN-ABBASS) that:ِ ``Order the citizens of Mecca not to charge rent of the quarters that they give out to pilgrims,