Al-Hajj Al-Mabroor

Another sign is unveiled at the construction of the Ka‘bah: Ibrâhîm
wanted to fulfill the Decree of Allah in raising the foundations of
the Ka‘bah not as his capability allows him – as aforesaid – but he
contrived to boost his capability and brought a stone so that the
foundations may tower as high as that stone. If you look at the
stone, that lies few meters away for the Ka‘bah, you will find
footprints. They say that when Ibrâhîm (peace be upon him) stood
upon the stone it humbled itself and softened, imprinting on it
surface his footprints. Another view suggests that Ibrâhîm
contrived to secure a foothold, so that when he stands upon the
stone he remains stable and does not lose his balance.
All are signs showing that we should accept the duties Allah
enjoins on us and perform them perfectly and lovingly, why?
Because perfection and high fidelity spread the Blessings of Allah
in existence; when you see something done perfectly it will inspire
you as well as others to exclaim in admiration, ‘Allah.’ Certainly,
those who do not perfect their work have deprived existence from
the perception of beauty in this world. Allah, praise be to Him, is
the Source of beauty, He, praise be to Him, is Beautiful, loves
beauty.
Whoever enters it is safe
The Truth, Blessed and Exalted be He, says (what means), “In it
are manifest signs (for example), the Maqâm (place) of Ibrâhim
(Abraham); whosoever enters it, he attains security.” (Âl-‘Imrân,
3: 96) Meaning, none should be attacked, which represents a
universal as well as a judicial issue.
Some skeptics say that during the time of the Qarâmitah
[Karmathians. At first this was a revolutionary deviant movement of
early Isma‘ili inspiration, deriving its name from an Isma‘ili leader
called Hamdan Qarmat. There were groups of Qaramitah in the Syrian
Desert, Al-Kufa and Bahrain.
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