It’s Last 10 Days of Ramadan again. It’s that time of the year when so many people are leaving the country for pilgrimage. A small research will reveal you how much it costs for performing Umrah. Some people just have to perform Umrah each Ramadan. And if someone does it the others can’t stand the idea of themselves not doing it since that will impact their social status negatively. It’s so much similar to an ant-mill where ants follow each other and walk in circles until they die of exhaustion. This situation to me seems like a human-mill where people try to copy each other pointlessly.
Now, I’m not the most devoted muslim in the world. Nor do I know too much about the religion. But what I do know is, Islam is all about helping each other. The whole point of having a devoted month for understanding the ordeals of the poor makes it obvious to even someone who has no other knowledge on the teachings of Islam.
Even the Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) performed only Four Umrahs and one Hajj despite living in the same region. But the modern muslim doesn’t get contended by that. Each year he has to perform hajj and umrah to show the world his devotion to the religion and how the cost of minimum LKR 500,000 per hajj and LKR 200,000 per umrah cannot stop him. This same person is highly likely to hesitate giving a 20 rupees to the old woman coming to his doorstep asking for money to make herself food.
How inconsiderate and cruel we have become! As if the pilgrimage will earn u rewards from Allah that kindness doesn’t! Yes Hajj is a must. One time in your life. Do it and your obligation to allah is fulfilled. What about the obligation you have for your brothers and sisters in poverty? Didn’t Allah give you more money and less to them so that you will share your wealth and lift the others up? What kinds of multiplied rewards are you expecting from Allah by spending hundreds of thousand rupees in pilgrimage while your neighbor is starving to death? With the little I know about the teachings of Prophet Muhammed (PBUH), I can say that he wouldn’t have liked your actions. He would want you to spend the wealth you are blessed with on the path of Allah by showing kindness to others. Teaching kids whose parents are incapable of, putting food on the plates of the poor, ensuring that young girls doesn’t have to go begging and with that kind of money you can put a roof on top of the head of so many people!
I do not understand what makes you feel good about your actions. I do not know how performing the pilgrimage over and over can be more satisfying than the smile of a little child on the sight of seeing good food in front of him. I am confused on how you are so willing to make your travel agents more and more rich but not buy a book for a talented and yet less fortunate student. Your negligence disgusts me. And no I have no respect for you despite you are respected by the society with titles. You do not have to be so religious to see the point I’m making. You just have to be human. And to me, you are not!
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