Sheik Muhammad Mitwaly Ash- Sha‘râwy
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In the journey of ever continuous giving of the venerable Imam, Sheik
Muhammad Mitwaly Al-Sha‘râwy, are shining lights and inspirations that
illumine the way of the seekers, guide the astray and teach humanity the
religious matters that have been kept hidden from it. Done for the Love
of Allah, the Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him
peace) and Islam by Abdullah translation group and as homage paid to our
venerable Imam, Sheik Muhammad Mitwaly Ash- Sha‘râwy.
Hajj…that sublime fifth Pillar of Islam,
rich with farreaching shoreless meanings, wisdoms, morals, philosophies
and symbols; a rehearsal to the Day of Crowding, a great scene of
equality where all privileges melt into thin air. In Hajj there is a
reenactment of Prophet’s Ibrâhîm (peace and blessings be upon him) firm
stand against the black whispers of Satan. He stoned him seven times, a
physical matter that agrees with our corporality, for us to learn that
we should always stone the devil within ourselves in a nonphysical
sense, barring all his gateways to us, by our defiance to yield to his
satanic temptations until he recedes and leaves us dispossessed of all
power over us.
All hajjis came answering the call of The Great Summoner – His Majesty,
Allah, all praise and glory be to Him. All are standing before Allah
just with a seamless piece of cloth on body like the shroud you shall
come out of this world wrapped in.
Tawâf, Sa‘y, Standing at ‘Arafat, offering sacrifice, Zamzam…. and other
Hajj rites, all have a wisdom and a moral, all teach a lesson that we
should live by. Hajj with it majesty and the magnificence of worship in
it is the hope of every Muslim to establish the Fifth Pillar of his
Islam; hope of becoming a hajji, a traveler whose destination is the
Sacred House of Allah and visiting His Messenger Muhammad, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace.
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Table of Contents
Chapter One………………………………………………………………….. 8
HERE I AM AT YOUR SERVICE, O ALLAH………………..8
Hajj is well-known months……………………………………. 11
Ibrâhîm proclaims the Hajj ……………………………………. 13
The perfection of the Blessing of Allah………………….. 16
Reverence shown to the species of the universe ……. 19
Tears shed at the Sacred House …………………………….. 21
Glorification of the Ka‘bah ……………………………………. 22
Chapter Two ……………………………………………………………….. 25
THE MAQÂM OF IBRÂHÎM……………………………………25
The Ka‘bah…the sign of the Sacred House……………. 27
Benison is in the Sacred House ……………………………… 28
What are the manifest signs? ………………………………… 30
Whoever enters it is safe ……………………………………….. 32
Free choice and specific enjoined duties ……………….. 38
Chapter Three……………………………………………………………… 43
TO THE ‘ARAFÂT OF ALLAH …………………………………43
Theophany in ‘Arafah …………………………………………… 45
The Day of forgiving sins ……………………………………… 46
Reason of naming …………………………………………………. 49
Pouring down from ‘Arafât…………………………………… 54
Abrogating the privileges of the Quraish………………. 56
Chapter Four ……………………………………………………………….. 59
STONING THE DEVIL ……………………………………………59
The moral of stoning the devil ………………………………. 63
Obedience and reasoning ……………………………………… 69
Chapter Five………………………………………………………………… 73
THE IJTIHÂD OF THE RELIGIOUS SCHOLARS……….73
Acting upon the more reliable course……………………. 76
Slaughtering the sacrificial animal ………………………… 77
The Major and Minor Ending of Ihrâm…………………. 79
Offering Prayers outside Al-Masjidul-Haram……….. 86
Chapter Six………………………………………………………………….. 92
VISITING THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH………………….92
The visit is not a cornerstone, but…………………………. 94
Medina is a Sanctuary …………………………………………… 96
In the Holy Garden……………………………………………… 103
Here the Noble Qur’an was revealed ………………….. 104
GLOSSARY………………………………………………………….109
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