The Meccan Revelations: al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya

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Woe to you, it has been said that whoever shakes hands with the stone has shaken hands with the Truth, Glory be to Him, and whoever shakes hands with the Truth, Glory be to Him, is in a position, except for the one who shows a trace on you, except for the one who said, “No.” He said, “I did not shake hands.” Then he said to me, “I stood in front of God Almighty behind the Maqam, and I prayed two rak’ahs.” I said, Yes, he said, you stood in your position before your Lord and saw what you meant. I said, “No.” He said, “So I did not pray.” Then he said to me, “I went out to Al-Safa, and I stood there.” I said, “Yes.” He said, “What did you do?” I said, “I said “Allahu Akbar” seven days and mentioned Hajj and asked God for acceptance. He said to me, “I said “Allahu Akbar” with the takbir of the angels, and I found the reality of your takbeer in that place. I said, “No.” He said, “What?” Then he said to me, “You came down from Safa.” I said, “Yes.” He said, “Every defect was removed fr

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Know, may God help you, that I did not narrate this story except as a warning, a reminder, and information that the path of the people of God was like this, and their situation has passed in it. Al-Shibi’s perception was like this during his Hajj, for he only asked about his taste, whether someone else realized it or not, and others may realize this and he may realize what is higher. I have not invented a method in these acts of worship that I have never done before, except that tastes vary according to the extent of God’s care for the servant in that .

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Then we go back and say as we mentioned previously in the chapters, and let us begin first with what the muhrim is forbidden from wearing, which is the shirt, turban, robe, and cloak, unless he does not find sandals and trousers, unless he does not find the garment or a garment that has been touched by saffron or wool. And what we mentioned is agreed upon and disputed, and there is an explanation in detail. God willing, the man’s condition in this situation is different from the woman’s condition, as the woman wears stitched clothes, slippers, and wine, and the woman has no ihram except for her face and hands.

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The reason for all of this in this act of worship is that they have been called by God the Truth to His House and what He has called them to, Glory be to Him, by leaving family and homeland and living in luxury, and dressing them in the garb of dishevelment and dust, except as a test to show them who has stood with His servitude from who has not. This is why the actions of Hajj are most of them acts of worship that have no explanation and whose meaning is not known. From the way of sight, but it is attained perhaps through the way of divine revelation and information that comes to the hearts of those who come to know, from the specific aspect that each existing person has from his Lord. The pilgrim’s adornment differs from the adornment of all acts of worship, for they are a delegation of God, the pilgrim among them and the Umrah. I mean whoever is alone in Hajj and whoever is alone in Umrah is a delegation, so the comparison between them has a specific description. Because it com

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