A teacher said people have no problem doing any movement rituals like tawaf, sai, or walking far for throwing.
But, they are having hard time to sit still for few hours in Arafah not knowing what to do.
Sitting with our own thoughts is not an easy task. Rasulullah said Hajj is Arafah. Arafah is not randomly chosen as the essence of Hajj. It’s the time, space, and place to ask ourselves, when there’s nothing to stop you from asking anything, when Allah will guarantees any requests, what things will you truly ask Him?
I found such question is getting harder to answer when you’re getting older.
To experience standing in Arafah,
Twice in a lifetime,
With two significant people in my life,
is such a blessing beyond measure.
Standing, sit and still in Arafah is a quiet yet the most profound experience. The most important ritual of Hajj ask us to be silent, sit and still.
Realizing how huge blessing to be here in person on the day of Arafah was enough to give the eyes hard work. Deep and meaningful khutbah added and created bigger magnitude of overflowing emotions.
Arafah is a starting point and to Arafah we will return. It’s a reminder of where our true home is.
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Camping under the sky of Muzdalifah.
While Mina left me sleepless, I slept so well under the pliket weather of Muzdalifah.
Alhamdulilah ala kulli hal.
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