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Pilgrim should there recall the crossing at death between this world and the
assembly point on the Day of Resurrection, with the terrors and trials that
intervene. The terror of highway robbers should remind him of the terror of the
inquisition by Munkar and Nakir (two angels who question the dead in the grave);
the savage beasts of the desert should make him think of the scorpions and
worms of the tome, with its vipers and serpents; his separation from his family
and relatives should put him in mind of the desolation of the tomb, of its agony
and solitude. Through all these terrors he should equip himself by word and deed
for the horrors of the tomb.
Putting on Ihram and crying ‘Labbayk’
As for donning the garb of consecration and crying „Labbayk‟ from the assembly
point onwards: the Pilgrim should know that this signifies a response to the
summons of Allah, the Almighty, therefore, to be accepted and dread being told:
“No favor or fortune for you!” Oscillate between hope and fear; rid yourself of
your power and strength, and rely on the grace and generosity of Allah, the
assembly point on the Day of Resurrection, with the terrors and trials that
intervene. The terror of highway robbers should remind him of the terror of the
inquisition by Munkar and Nakir (two angels who question the dead in the grave);
the savage beasts of the desert should make him think of the scorpions and
worms of the tome, with its vipers and serpents; his separation from his family
and relatives should put him in mind of the desolation of the tomb, of its agony
and solitude. Through all these terrors he should equip himself by word and deed
for the horrors of the tomb.
Putting on Ihram and crying ‘Labbayk’
As for donning the garb of consecration and crying „Labbayk‟ from the assembly
point onwards: the Pilgrim should know that this signifies a response to the
summons of Allah, the Almighty, therefore, to be accepted and dread being told:
“No favor or fortune for you!” Oscillate between hope and fear; rid yourself of
your power and strength, and rely on the grace and generosity of Allah, the