â??Here I am God, here I amâ? in Arabic, â??Labbaik Allah, huma Labbaik.â? This is part of a mantra repeated in unison by all who go to Hajj, an answer to Godâ??s invitation to make Hajj, a pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, required by all physically and financially capable Muslims. My son and I returned home last week after accepting that invitation.
Aside from fulfilling our Islamic duty to attend and perform the required rituals, Hajj is a personal time to reconnect with God, repent and ask for forgiveness. As we humbled ourselves before God, following His commands, I pondered the significance of our actions.
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