STAGE THREE: DETACHMENT FROM WHAT IS NOT GODLY
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STAGE THREE: DETACHMENT FROM WHAT
IS NOT GODLY
ووَدّÙع٠الدّنيا والرّاØÙŽØ©ÙŽ والخَلْقَ.
?Say farewell to the world, comfort, and people.?2
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1 See Misbah ul-Shariah; chapter 21
2 See Misbah ul-Shariah; chapter 21
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One of the requirements of Hajj being a journey towards God is the detachment from what is non-godly. It must be assumed that one will never return from this journey. It is unwise for a pilgrim who wishes to visit God's House to be preoccupied with his business, home, wife, and children. He must write his last will and testament so that if he passes away during the journey, his financial affairs will be clear and trouble no one. In the same way that he takes with him a provision for the journey and a means of transportation to Mecca, in the journey of death, too, he needs provision and means of transportation to the grave. آه٠آه٠مÙÙ† Ù‚Ùلَّة٠الزّاد وطÙول٠الطّريق٠وبÙعد٠السّÙَر
?Alas! The provision is little, the way is long, the journey is far and the goal is hard to reach.?1
Then he entrusts his family to the true Guardian. Ùَالله٠خَيْرٌ ØَاÙÙظاً ÙˆÙŽÙ‡ÙÙˆÙŽ أَرْØَم٠الرَّاØÙÙ…Ùينَ
?But Allah is the best Keeper, and He is the Most Merciful of the merciful ones. (The Holy Quran; 12:64)?
Imam Sajjad used to say: مَا Ø£ÙبالÙÙŠ Ø¥Ùذا Ù‚Ùلت٠هذه٠الكلÙمات٠لَو اجتَمَعَ عَلَيَّ الإنس٠والجÙنّÙ.
?When I recite these words (of supplication), I am not afraid of anything even if jinn and men are banded together against me.?2
These words are:
?In the Name of Allah, with Allah, from Allah, to Allah, and for the sake of Allah. O Allah, to You I have yielded myself, to You I have turned my face, and to You I have submitted all my affairs; so, guard me with the guard of faith from ahead of me, from beyond me, from my right side, from my left side, from above me, and from beneath me. And protect me with Your power and might?surely, all power and might belong to You alone. You are the Most High, the Most Great.?
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1 See Nahjul Balagha; maxim 77
2 See Taraa'if ul-Hikam; Vol. 2
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CHOOSING A CO-TRAVELER
Another important point to be observed is to choose a co-traveler in this spiritual journey. In the same way that any cause of preoccupation in this journey is harmful, any cause of remembrance of God, attention to the philosophy of Hajj, and a spiritual state is extremely useful for a pilgrim. Hence, he must choose a co-traveler who is truly reminder of God and keeps him in a permanent spiritual state. A pilgrim should refuse to associate with those who, during this spiritual journey, which might happen only once a lifetime, think of eating, sleeping, and joking all the time. A pilgrim should stop complaining about the quantity and quality of the food as well as spending time in shopping.
اÙنتَهزوا الÙÙرصَ ÙØ¥Ùنها تمرّ٠مَرَّ السّØابÙ
?Seize the opportunities, for they are like transient clouds.?1
