Preparing for Future Visits and Reflections on the Journey
It usually starts before you’ve even left. You’re taking the [...]
When You Finally Answer, the Trials Will Come
Now I must tell you something, so that it does [...]
The Manners That Protect Everything
Let me tell you a hard and loving truth: you [...]
The First Time Your Eyes Meet the Ka’bah
Of all the moments of this journey, no words I [...]
You Were Invited Before You Ever Registered
وَأَذِّن فِى ٱلنَّاسِ بِٱلْحَجِّ يَأْتُوكَ رِجَالًۭا وَعَلَىٰ كُلِّ ضَامِرٍۢ يَأْتِينَ [...]
What You Set Aside, and Why It Frees You
Once you are in Ihram, certain ordinary things are set [...]
The Voice That Answers a Call from the Beginning of Time
لَبَّيْكَ اَللَّهُمَّ لَبَّيْكَ ❁ لَبَّيْكَ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَكَ لَبَّيْكَ ❁ [...]
The Call
وَأَذِّن فِى ٱلنَّاسِ بِٱلْحَجِّ يَأْتُوكَ رِجَالًۭا وَعَلَىٰ كُلِّ [...]
Arriving in Makkah
اَللّٰهُمَّ هَذَا حَرَمُكَ وَأَمْنُكَ فَحَرِّمْنِي عَلَى النَّارِ ❁ وَآمِنِّيْ مِنْ [...]
Walking Into the Sanctuary With Reverence
Makkah will surprise you — and I want you ready [...]