Words like "security and "haram are repeatedly mentioned...

Words like "security and "haram are repeatedly mentioned, to show man the value of his life Thus man is disillusioned from fear, his greatest complex, and the misadventure that follows him everywhere: "So let them serve the Lord of this House, Who feeds them against hunger and gives them security against fear".

Holy Qur'an (106:3-4) "And when Ibrahim said: My Lord, make this city secure, and save me and my sons from worshipping idols." Holy Qur'an (14:35) "Therein are clear signs - the station of Ibrahim, and whoever enters it is secure." Holy Qur'an (3:97) "And We made the House (the Ka'ba in Mecca) a resort and a sanctuary for the people.." Holy Qur'an (2:125) "I swear by the fig and olive, And mount Sinai.

And this city made secure." Holy Qur'an (95:1-3) "I am commanded only that I should serve the Lord of this city: Who has made it sacred, and His are all things, and I am commanded that I should be the first of those who submit." Holy Qur'an (27:91) [ 9 ] "Allah has made the Ka'ba, the Sacred House, as livelihood for people, and the sacred month." Holy Qur'an (5:97) "And forbidden to you is the game of the land, so long as you are on pilgrimage." Holy Qur'an (5:96) "0 you who believe, violate not Allah's rites, nor the sacred month." Holy Qur'an (5:2) The above cited texts are by no means the only ones referring to the security, peace, holiness and respect of life, rather, these are only a few of the Qur'anic verse mentioning the holiness of the Sacred House (Ka'ba), the sacred land (Mecca), and the sacred month (the pilgrimage month).

They emphasize forbiddance of such aspects of Hajj as the killing of animals or hunting them, cutting trees or shrubs growing in the sanctum sanctorum, killing any living thing, including pests like insects and reptiles, as long as they are on pilgrimage. By so doing, Islam aims at implanting within man respect of security, love of peace, and save him from mischief, crime and the shedding of blood. Hajj is genuinely a peaceful trip to the city of security and peace.

It is a journey through which the pilgrim feels the value of security in himself and the community. Thus, he becomes aware of the Omnipresence of his Creator Who made this sacred place a secure one. In it, his self feels calm. He could seek refuge Allah's wrath by hoping for His remission, feeling His ever-close mercy, and entering under His protection. The pilgrim returns ready to repent, and plans a new phase of his life.