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Yes, Muslims Stone the Devil, but That Does Not Absolve Our Responsibility
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Hesham A. Hassaballa
In the Name of God: The Extremely and Eternally Loving and Caring ALTHOUGH Eid-ul-Adha is the pinnacle of the Hajj season, it is not the end of it. Starting today, and for the two days after that, the pilgrims will be staying at the tent city of Mina, worshiping, reflecting, and praying. And, each day,…
Politics Should Never Get In The Way of Hajj: Iran and Saudi Arabia Should Think Of The Pilgrims
By
Hesham A. Hassaballa
In the Name of God: The Extremely and Eternally Loving and Caring I saw a similar article come through on my smartphone, and my disbelief prompted me to look up the story: Iran and Saudi Arabia have failed to resolve a row over the Hajj pilgrimage and Iranian citizens will not travel to Mecca this…
Hajj Stampede All Too Familiar: We Were Almost Killed Ourselves
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Hesham A. Hassaballa
In the Name of God: The Extremely and Eternally Loving and Caring I still remember it as if it was yesterday: my wife and I were on our way back from the ritual “stoning of the Devil” during our pilgrimage in 2003. It was very, very crowded, and people were everywhere going in each and…
Day of Emotion, Day of Grace
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Hesham A. Hassaballa
In the Name of God, the Compassionate and Infinitely Merciful Today is a most special day of the Hajj, the day of Arafat. It is said that, on this plain, Adam and Eve were first reunited after their expulsion from the garden. Standing on the plain of Arafat is the most important part of the…
Anticipation Growing
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Hesham A. Hassaballa
In the Name of God, the Compassionate and Infinitely Merciful Today marks the official first day of the Hajj. We had come back to Mecca from Medina (more about that later) and did another minor Hajj or umrah upon re-entering the city. Then, we headed to the tent city of Mina, where the pilgrims stay during…
My Hajj
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Hesham A. Hassaballa
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful The decision was almost totally spontaneous: my wife and I simply looked at each other and said, “Let’s go to the Hajj this year.” That set in motion a series of events that culminated in the most powerful spiritual experience of my entire life. That…
The Arafat Moment We Each Need to Have
By
Hesham A. Hassaballa
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful Today, the over 2 million pilgrims are now standing upon the plain of Arafat, fulfilling the most essential and important ritual of the Hajj, or the pilgrimage to Mecca, which every able-bodied Muslim must perform once in his or her lifetime. I was blessed to perform…
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