Everyone comes with their feelings while coming at Allah\u2019s (S.W.T) home. This journey is therefore known as the journey of love and feelings. The worldly tours whether business trips, recreational trips, they are for the sake of enjoyment. But this journey towards Allah is a journey of soul where every pilgrim delves into the feelings of love and yearning.<\/p>\n
Ihram is therefore made obligatory because if we are going to meet our Beloved Allah (S.W.T) then we should dress up the way He wants us to be, free from all pomp and show of this world, eradicating all discriminations. It removes all status symbols.<\/p>\n
Talbih<\/i><\/b>, Beloved to Allah (S.W.T)
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\nJust move towards the House of Allah while your tongue says;<\/p>\n
\u201cI am here, Oh Allah I am here\u201d<\/p>\n
While Prophet (S.A.W.W) was going for Khutba\u00a0Hujat-ul-Wida<\/i>, Hazrat Jibrael (A.S) came taking the message of Allah (S.W.T) that Oh Prophet (S.A.W.W) Allah (S.W.T) is saying to tell your companions about reciting\u00a0Talbih<\/i>\u00a0with loud voice. It is therefore liked by Allah (S.W.T). However, men should recite with loud voice and women with low frequency. Sahaba Karam (R.A) used to recite\u00a0Talbih<\/i>\u00a0so loudly that their mouths would dry out, because Allah (S.W.T) likes these\u00a0Kalimat<\/i>. It comes in a Hadith that there are four\u00a0kalimat<\/i>\u00a0which can cool down the wrath of Allah (S.W.T) over a valley; a\u00a0Muazin<\/i>\u00a0when he calls for prayer while saying Allah-o-Akbar, a soldier when he says Allah-o-Akbar while going out for Jihad, a child when he says\u00a0Bismillah<\/i>\u00a0for the first time and lastly a pilgrim who says\u00a0Talbih<\/i>. By saying these\u00a0Kalimat<\/i>Allah (S.W.T) not only saves the person from His Wrath but also saves the sourrounding valley from His rage.<\/p>\n
Pilgrims going for Hajj or Umrah, need to realize the worth and value of the journey that they are taking. This journey is not only a physical journey but also a journey of the soul. Our soul moves from the material world to the spiritual world, where souls are made pure and pious. Makkah and Madinah are the places of great religious import and are perhaps the most sacred places on the face of this Earth. We must realize ourselves of this sacredness and should try to gain as much as we can from the Blessings and Bounties of Allah (S.W.T).<\/p>\n