It will be the coming together of such qualitative and...

It will be the coming together of such qualitative and enlightened groups of the faithful, by their following the One Light of the heavens and the earth and under the leadership of Its human representative, that will lead to the formation or manifestation of the Single Ummah (the ummatan wahidah referred to in the Qur’an). We previously saw that the Hajj has been called the “sustentation of the people” or the place of “rising”.

As such, it not only is a lasting monument to the plain of Alast, where we all stood and acknowledged our Lord, but it is also a foreshadowing of the final Resurrection, where we will be once again impelled to recognize His absolute Dominion and Sovereignty over creation.

The coming together of Muslims of all walks, tongues, and races every year for the Hajj then - as a commemoration of our common Origin, our common End and our absolute abasement in His presence - is a rhythmic tribute to the presence of the One in the many. It is a graphic reminder of our potential - of what we could be in breadth and depth, quantity and quality, dunya and akhirah - if only we witnessed His signs and believed in His word during the rest of our lives as we do in the Hajj.