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📌Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Hajj (The Pilgrimage) A More Important Lesson The fact that Imam Hussein left Mecca for Karbala where he was martyred before completing his Hajj duties taught us a more important lesson than Shahadat. Hajj was a duty that all his ancestors struggled for. Blood was shed to vitalize this tradition. He did not finish the ceremonies and decided to leave and become a Shaheed!

He did not complete his Hajj in order to teach the Hajj makers those who pray and have faith in Ibrahim's tradition, that if there is no Imamate and there is not true leadership, if there is no goal, if "Hussein" is not there and "Yazid" is there, making Tawaf (Circumambulating) around the house of Allah is equal to making Tawaf around the idol-house.

The people who continued their Tawaf while he went to Karbala were no better than those who were circumambulating around the green palace of Muawiyah. "Hajj", the tradition of the idol-fighter Ibrahim, in "God's house" or the "house of the people"-what is the difference? What is happening this year? A warm whirlpool of people is busy circumambulating. All the faces are eager with interest. All the hearts are burning with love. All the people are answering Allah's invitation.

The love of faith, the glory of Islam, the fear of God and punishment of the Day of Judgment and the desire for worship are pushing the chosen people of the community to circumambulate around the Kaaba. Among these faces were: the companions of the Prophet (PBUH), some very early Muslims, the heroes of the Jihads, the conquerors of the lands of the unbelievers, those who destroyed the houses of idols on the earth, whose who lived by the Qur’an and followed the tradition and spiritual leaders.

They were all discarding all worldly matters. Fully in love with God, they saw paradise dancing in front of their eyes, houris twinkling at their righteous faces and angels calling upon them from the sky. While Gabriel had his wings under their feet, they were busy circumambulating! Who is the man who so decisively and angrily comes out of the crowded whirlpool of Muslims and leaves behind the city of "holiness, security and love"?

Now that all the Muslims are facing toward the Kaaba, where is he going? Why does he not turn around to see this moving circle where people are circumambulating the house of Ibrahim to the music of Nimrod and running between Safa and Marwa as a show of their useless efforts.

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