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to natural inclination and that are subject to the control of the Sacred Law, we
would vacillate in the practice of obedience and following the dictates of
submission. The performance of inexplicable duties is a form of devotion most
effective in purifying the soul, and in deflecting it from its natural propensities into
the habit of servitude. If you have grasped this, you will have understood that
perplexity concerning these strange actions stems from inattention to the
mysteries of devotions. This much will suffice, Allah willing, to impart an
understanding of the essence of the Pilgrimage.
Yearning
As for yearning; this arises only after understanding and the realization that the
House is truly a House of Allah, the Almighty, that it is modeled on the royal court
so that he who goes there goes as a visitor of Allah, and that he who goes to the
House in this world deserves that his visit should not be in vain. He will be
accorded the object of his visit at the time appointed for him, namely the vision of
would vacillate in the practice of obedience and following the dictates of
submission. The performance of inexplicable duties is a form of devotion most
effective in purifying the soul, and in deflecting it from its natural propensities into
the habit of servitude. If you have grasped this, you will have understood that
perplexity concerning these strange actions stems from inattention to the
mysteries of devotions. This much will suffice, Allah willing, to impart an
understanding of the essence of the Pilgrimage.
Yearning
As for yearning; this arises only after understanding and the realization that the
House is truly a House of Allah, the Almighty, that it is modeled on the royal court
so that he who goes there goes as a visitor of Allah, and that he who goes to the
House in this world deserves that his visit should not be in vain. He will be
accorded the object of his visit at the time appointed for him, namely the vision of