Pilgrims who circumambulate\u00a0the house of Allah enter a mosque in which the Ka’ba is located. They must begin circumambulating the Ka’ba from the same spot all monotheists throughout history agreed upon. \n<\/p>\n\n
Prophet Adam\u00a0(PBUH), father of mankind,\u00a0\u00a0learned the rituals of Hajj with the help of Gabriel, and experienced such blessing by going around the Ka’ba seven times. \n<\/p>\n\n
Prophet Seth\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0performed the rituals of Hajj and experienced the worship his grandfather Adam\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0had experienced. It has been recorded that seventy five of the prophets have circumambulated the Ka’ba and performed Hajj. Among them, the story of\u00a0Prophet Ibrahim\u00a0(Abraham)\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0and\u00a0Prophet Hud\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0is especially worth mentioning. \n<\/p>\n\n
As for Prophet Hud, he invited the people of\u00a0‘Aad\u00a0to worshipping the One God. They however, rejected his invitations and were satisfied with mocking and ignoring his advices. As a result, Allah\u00a0(SWT)\u00a0deprived them of rain for three years. Finally the people of ‘Aad decided to send some of their members to the Ka’ba and ask Allah\u00a0(SWT)\u00a0to flourish them with rain. Those people performed the rituals of Hajj and circumambulated around the Ka’ba for 40 days\u2026 \n<\/p>\n\n
Yet, when it comes to the topic of Hajj the story of Prophet Ibrahim\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0outstands all others.\u00a0\u00a0He transformed\u00a0Mecca\u00a0from a forgotten land to a habitable and holy land.\u00a0Mecca\u00a0was neither fertile nor habitable, but due to the presence of the Ka’ba, it had to be glorified. \n<\/p>\n\n
Prophet Ibrahim\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0is highly respected by Jews, Christians and Muslims. Because all prophets after him\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0were his descendants, he is referred to as\u00a0Ab al-‘Anbiaa’, father of the prophets. Despite many threatens facing his life, he remained steadfast in his struggle to invite people to the one Lord.\u00a0 \n<\/p>\n\n
The people of\u00a0Babel\u00a0used to worship various idols; in fact each city had its own Lord. Yet, the people officially respected and worshipped the\u00a0Great Deity,\u00a0and the number of idols was gradually decreasing. \n<\/p>\n\n
Prophet Ibrahim\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0however, though was also\u00a0living in the same community believed there is only One Lord. According to his wisdom he believed that the source of power which governs the universe is unique and cannot have any partner. Thus, he decided to free people of superstitions and polytheism, and to purify their minds from false beliefs. Allah\u00a0(SWT)\u00a0provided\u00a0Prophet Ibrahim\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0with guiding inspirations, and gave him the responsibility of warning and helping people from the darkness of polytheism.\u00a0 \n<\/p>\n\n
Many verses of the Holy Quran explain how\u00a0Prophet Ibrahim\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0fought polytheism and spread monotheistic thoughts despite the many harms he faced such as being thrown in a huge pile of fire with Catapult. <\/p>\n\n
Indeed, he was a brave and perfect preacher of Monotheism.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n
Finally, Prophet Ibrahim\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0had to pass different lands to reach\u00a0Mecca\u00a0and establish the universal basics of Monotheism. After succeeding through several stages in life, Allah\u00a0(SWT)\u00a0ordered Prophet Ibrahim\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0to reconstruct the Ka’ba with the intent of making it the first house for the purpose of worshipping the One God. \n<\/p>\n\n
Hence,\u00a0the Hajj pilgrims circumambulate around this house; a house which the angels and many of the Prophets would visit. They remind us of the unity of Allah\u00a0(SWT),\u00a0the One except whom no one deserves such worship \u2026\u00a0 \n<\/p>\n\n
(Selection taken from “In the Presence of Ka’ba”, by Sayyed Muhammad Baqir Hujjati)<\/p>\n\n
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