The clouds moving with no, sight of rain. The heat blazing behind my back while riding on a car with no hood to block the sun. Muslims all round in the rusted car with me invited me Akeriasoul to celebrate the fifth pillar of Islam. The Hajj. The Hajj as you may already know is a pilgrimage to the Kaabah (a cube like edifice) in Makkah. Meanwhile, I finally arrived in Makkah (mecca). I was very blessed to be there. I felt welcomed and peaceful otherwise I had fun.
The Muslims believe that mecca (Makkah ) is a holy city. One reason is because in 570 B.C Muhammad was born in Makkah. Muslims say Muhammad is central to Islam, which holds that there can be no belief in god without belief in Muhammad as his messenger. This means that with no belief in Muhammad there is no belief in god, anyhow while waking on the glass like ground I was looming across the Kaabah.
“Stop”, said a soldier
“Yes”, I said while having cold feet.
“No Americans aloud” said the soldier
When I heard that it broke my heart like two ice glaciers falling to the ground. I just wanted to hit that soldier, but I instantly froze and thought to get I'm going to be a Muslim. This was a hard decision to for me to make as a person and me as an American.
A YEAR LATER……………………
“Peace be with you, god forgive”
I'm a Muslim now. You would not believe the thing i had to do. People in America who are Muslims say its not easy. Meanwhile, life is good. Before going to the last pillar the hajj I have to celebrate the other pillars. The first pillar is FAITH. The second PRAYER. The third THE 'ZAKAT'. And the fourth is THE FAST. Each pillar has its one job. My favorite pillar is the ZAKAT. The zakat is the fourth pillar and it means 'purification' and 'growth'. This pillar helps the need they make food for the need as well with the money they got from the people,they put different verities of ingredients in the food, anyhow finally the hajj is here. A caboodle of going around the Kaabah 7 times.About two million people go to Makkah each year from every corner of the globe from different nations meet one another. The Hajj sometimes comes in summer, sometimes in winter. Pilgrims wearing special clothes simple garments which strip away distinctions of class and culture, so that all stand equal before God. The kaabah is always a blessing to see for Muslims all around the world.
Despite my life being an christian, I finally can say I know what I'm going to do in life. The whole meaning of Islam is peace, and being in the real world is pain and harsh,but to me being a muslim is none of those things because I have good on my side.
حُبْلَىمصطلح إنترنت.ألاسم
God is Great
Your post was great. You should use vocab words, but you did awesome!! :)
ReplyDeleteYou should try and stick with one spelling of Mecca, but otherwise great post!
ReplyDeleteGood post, the descriptions are great. :-)
ReplyDeleteWOW! This is a great post. Your opening line is very beautiful.
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