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On account of the enormous society of Muslims
throughout the world, devoted and united, the
Hajj ceremony is a huge international
congregation. It can be the groundwork for a
deep, meaningful connection among Muslims.
Muslims of the world who
gather for the Hajj ceremonies can and should
look into the difficulties of the Muslim world,
strengthen unity among the followers of Prophet
Muhammad (S.A.W), and seek solutions for the
difficulties of Muslims. It is an opportunity to
come to know the enemies of Islam and of
Muslims.
Likewise, in the Ramyeh
Jamareh ceremony (throwing stones at the devil)
they must seek to exorcise the devil, paying
heed that this devil is of two kinds: the devil
that resides within the self, and the devil of
oppression.
The face of the idol of
our times is different from the idol of the
origin of Islam. But in character, it is the
same idol. Our present-day idol is materialism,
which we must shatter in ourselves. And the
outer devil is worldly oppression. This devil
endeavors to cause a rift among Muslims,
rendering them strangers and enemies to each
other. It endeavors to widen differences among
Muslims, lead them to wage war against each
other, and cause them to use their capital in
war rather than in the reconstruction of their
societies. This kind of oppression seeks to
plunder Muslims wealth and annihilate them.
It is up to Muslims in
this great international gathering to deliver
themselves from polytheists, false deities and
global oppressors. Muslims should become united
all the more and come to know their enemies
better. This is the political side of the
pilgrimage. This is why all oppressors oppose
demonstrations at Makkah: they say that we must
keep politics and religion separate; we say that
to eschew oppression is part of our religion. |
