The Humanity of Hajj; Erasing Racism as a Muslim Community - Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi

- This eid of sacrifice is the eid related to the life of Prophet Ibrāhīm and his son Ismā‘īl; and it is linked to the annual ḥajj ceremony. So let us look at the main message of hajj and eidul adhaa - Islam is a world religion. Yes, it started in Arabia through an Arab prophet but its message, from day one, has been universal, for all people - The Prophet sent emissaries to invite the neighbouring nations towards Islam: from Minor Asia and Persia, to Yemen and Ethiopia - The Qur’ãn clearly says in 49:13 that there is no preference in Islam for race, color or language - This concept of equality of believers in the eyes of Allāh was not left by the Prophet at the level of theory only.  - This is physically re-enforced in daily jamã‘at prayer where there are no reserved seats. It is re-enforced more broadly in weekly Friday congregations - However, the most visible and powerful manifestation of this equality is in hajj where people gather from all over the world - A narration of the Prophet in the last khutba after the hajj - May Allãh give us the courage to continue spreading this message in our words and interaction with others. - A haji is expected to come back from hajj with a colour-blind view towards other Muslims. - Iḥrãm: it is not actually a dress of any nation in the world – this physically removes all distinctions from pilgrims. - Read what Malcom X says in his autobiography about his transformation in hajj from an anti-white person to a color-blind Muslim - It was relevant at that time and it is also relevant during our time not only in the Western societies  – Especially in the USA and how police treat the Afro-Americans, but also among the Muslim and Shi‘a communities.  - The young generation must take the bull by the horns and remove the colonial mentality of treating others as inferior, even if it means going against the older generations. - The first priority in preparing the community for the zuhūr of the Imam al-Mahdi (aj) is to get rid of this jāhiliyyah mentality of racism by putting someone down just because of his ethnicity - You are a Shi‘a Muslim first before you are an Iraqi or Irani or Afghani or Punjabi or Muhajir or Indian or Gujarati or Kathchi or Canadian or American.  MP3:  https://f001.backblazeb2.com/file/Jaffari/Wiladat/Eid-ul-Adha1441_Rizvi_073120.mp3 Eid ul Adha 1441 Recited By: Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi Date: July 31st, 2020 Youtube: https://youtube.com/islamicentre Podcasts: https://anchor.fm/islamicentre Facebook: https://facebook.com/IslamiCentre.org Website: https://islamicentre.org https://facebook.com/sayyidmrizvi https://instagram.com/sayyidmrizvi https://twitter.com/sayyidmrizvi