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The Hajj and Forgiveness
July 23, 2021
Mahmoud Mostafa
Pilgrims on Jabalu-r Rahma Courtesy ABC News
On Monday, the pilgrims marched out in their great multitudes from the plain of Mina outside of Mecca, to Arafat, a small mountain about 8 miles away. Millions of souls heading in the same direction, for the same purpose, calling out in the same way with their collective voices resounding in every direction:
“Labayk Allahumma Labayk, Labayka la Shareeka Laka Labayk. Innal Hamda, Wan Ni’mata laka wal mulk, la Shareeka lak”.
“Here I am O my God, here I am! There is no one equal to You, here I am! All praise is Yours all bounty is Yours, and all sovereignty is Yours. There is no equal to You, Here I am!”
Dafna Gazit/Israel Antiquities AuthorityThe Israeli Antiquities Authority recently released an announcement about their acquisition of an ancient magical amulet, reportedly from Arbel in Northern Israel, that bears the Divine Name of God. The fifth-sixth century CE magical device, which was worn to ward off evil, was apparently found at the site of an ancient synagogue. The discovery is making waves because—in popular understandings at least—ancient Jews were not supposed to participate in magic