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HAJJ, MAN'S ASCENSION TO HEAVEN

HAJJ, MAN'S ASCENSION TO HEAVEN
Spiritual journey and affinity with God are some of the advantages of Hajj. The light of God's guidance illuminates susceptible hearts, making them detached from the earth and attached to God. By putting
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1 See Tuhaf ul-Uqoul.
2 See Safinat ul-Bihar, Vol. 1

on Ihram, saying Labbayk, circumambulating the House, offering sacrifice, and doing other acts of worship, man's heart goes through a spiritual stage. Only does God know how many averted hearts have become fond of Him in this Sacred House and how many misled men have become pious and heavenly thanks to the blessings of this holy place. The Holy Quran supports this claim by saying:
(إِنَّ أَوَّلَ بَيْتٍ وُضِعَ لِلنَّاسِ لَلَّذِي ببَكَّةَ)مُبارَكاً وهدىً للعالمين.
?(The Holy House is) blessed and a guidance for the nations. (3:96)?

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