8 secrets to a happy haj
Photo: MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA - AUGUST 5, 2017: Muslim pilgrims from all over the world performing tawaf at holy Kaabah in the morning. Muslims face the direction of Kaaba when performing prayer. / Fitria Ramli / Shutterstock.com
1. PATIENCE
From the immigration process to the elbowing endured during the tawaf, the haj experience will try the most pious of human beings, so it shouldn’t be a surprise that patience is at the top of this list. It’s not really a secret, but of all the things to keep in mind, it is quite possibly the most difficult. Some of the ways your patience will be tested include the heat, the impatience of others, the lack of politeness, the sheer number of people trying to do the same thing at once, the failing manners of certain officials … we could go on, but you get the picture. Arrive expecting to lose it, but don’t: try to let it all wash over you as you remind yourself why you are really there.
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Tharik Hussain