Like so many aspects of modern life, the Hajj is unfortunately another instance where human activity causes detrimental impacts upon our environment. In this episode, Abdal Hakim Murad explores ways we can imagine the Hajj of the present and future which enables conscientious commitment to safeguarding our natural world and our holy cities, as he recalls the changes that have taken place since his own pilgrimage.
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Ka'ba of Earth & Heaven
Our testimony acknowledging the divinity of Allah was during the first of gatherings. In this episode, Rasul Miller and Sumaiyya Ayub explore the physical space of the earthly ka’ba and the heavenly, angelic realms, to understand the ka’ba in time and space.
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Hajj & the Hashr
Qiyama, the day of recknoning, is the final gathering. In this episode, Marcia Hermansen and Jörg Imran Schröter talk about the Hajj as ‘pen-ultimate’ gathering.
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Shelter in the Desert
Part of the Hajj involves the practical necessities of travelling and living with millions of other persons. In this episode, Besnik Sinani, Haris Farqui and Amira Rizk explore how people ‘lived together’ during hajj and what can we learn about the nature of gathering in Islam through this experience.
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Sa'iy: Moving Through Time
"One of the key elements of the Hajj is the interplay of time between past (Adam and Abraham, Hajar, Muhammad) and present. The Sa’iy is one of the most poignant communal enactments of this time and space bending that takes place in Hajj. In this episode, Hadia Mubarak, Hamida Moalim and Djermana Kuric talk about what the walk between the two hills reveal about the nature of time and space during the Hajj.
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