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sheets, wearing one of them over one shoulder and the other as a sarong. While
he may never finish his journey to the House of Allah, what is certain is that he
must go to meet Allah, the Almighty, wrapped in the cloth of the shroud. He
should therefore remember; just as he goes to meet the House of Allah, the
Almighty, in unusual garb and attire, so after death he must go to meet Allah, the
Almighty dressed in a different fashion from that of this world. And the Pilgrim
garb is close to the other, being unstitched like the shroud.
Leaving Home
As for leaving home; the Pilgrim should know that he has now left hearth and
home, bound for Allah, the Almighty on a journey unlike any worldly voyage. He
should be conscious in his heart of what he wishes, where he is heading and
Whom he intends to visit. He should be aware that he is wending his way toward
the King of kings, along with a host of visitors who have been summoned and
have answered the call, in whom a great longing has been awakened, who have
been roused and have risen, who have severed connections and said farewell to
relations, and who have set out for the House of Allah, the Almighty, which is
splendid in majesty and lofty esteem. To encounter the House consoles them for
he may never finish his journey to the House of Allah, what is certain is that he
must go to meet Allah, the Almighty, wrapped in the cloth of the shroud. He
should therefore remember; just as he goes to meet the House of Allah, the
Almighty, in unusual garb and attire, so after death he must go to meet Allah, the
Almighty dressed in a different fashion from that of this world. And the Pilgrim
garb is close to the other, being unstitched like the shroud.
Leaving Home
As for leaving home; the Pilgrim should know that he has now left hearth and
home, bound for Allah, the Almighty on a journey unlike any worldly voyage. He
should be conscious in his heart of what he wishes, where he is heading and
Whom he intends to visit. He should be aware that he is wending his way toward
the King of kings, along with a host of visitors who have been summoned and
have answered the call, in whom a great longing has been awakened, who have
been roused and have risen, who have severed connections and said farewell to
relations, and who have set out for the House of Allah, the Almighty, which is
splendid in majesty and lofty esteem. To encounter the House consoles them for