During the sixth and seventh centuries in the Middle East there was an expectation, a clear understanding that a world religious event was about to occur, and it would happen in in the Arabian Peninsula. There are authentic stories that allude to the fact that a Prophet was fully anticipated; even his physical qualities were known and remembered by the era’s religious authorities, primarily the People of the Book. The following is a brief true story about one man and one historic expectation.

Not long ago we completed the month of Ramadan, one of the great rituals that has been the practice of prophets and believers for thousands of years. We now have another timeless pillar of religion about to arrive, another opportunity to be reminded of our constant journey to our Maker. I’m talking about Hajj or the Great Pilgrimage to Makkah. Obviously, it’s not too early to make our preparations for this act of worship, whether we will personally go or not. We will be having classes in the Mosque about Hajj, ....

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For thirty days we did the strange thing of voluntarily depriving ourselves from consuming what keeps us alert and alive, from those things that we love. And now that the celebrations of the end of Ramadan have finally quieted down, we wonder: Now what?

I was among the 8,000 people who attended the funeral of Imam W.D. Mohammed at the Islamic Foundation in Villa Park on September 11, 2008.

Oct 2008 eNewsletter, Eid Mubarak!!