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25 November 2025 / 4. Jamaad-Ul-Akhar 1447

The Spiritual Aspects of Hajj (Revised)

A Translation of Imam Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn’s (ʿA) Discourse on Hajj with al-Shiblī

Translated and introduced by Mohammed Ali Ismail


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Muharram arrived with piercing screams
Playing children bombed to smithereens
Torn limbs shrouded in ash
Lost in the deafening blitz, blinding flash

I heard the echoes fade
As I sat in the mosque and prayed
Safe in His house of peace
Far from the blood and screams