have taken off from around the world, and Muslims will soon reach the sacred Ḥaram boundaries.

May Allah grant us the tremendous honour of performing ḥajj! May He allow us to wear an iḥrām, visit the Ḥaram, breathe in its refreshing fragrant atmosphere and behold the serene sight of the Kaʿbah. May He allow us to kiss the Multazam^[1] and Ḥajar al-Aswad^[2]. May we offer salah under Mīzāb al-Raḥmah^[3] and wholeheartedly exclaim لَبَّيْك اَللّٰھُمَّ لَبَّيْك into the breezes of Minā, ʿArafah and Muzdalifah.

May Allah grant us the ability to perform ḥajj and ʿumrah every year. May we visit Makkah and Madinah over, and over, and over again. At the end of our lives, may we be allocated a resting place in the sanctified sanctuary of Madinah.

اٰمِیْن بِجَاہِ النَّبِیِّ الْاَمِیْن صلَّی اللہ عَلَیْہِ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم 

Who is given the honour of performing ḥajj?

Allah declared in His Quran:

وَ اَذِّنۡ فِی النَّاسِ بِالۡحَجِّ

 And publicly announce regarding ḥajj amongst the people.^[4]

Commentators of the Quran explain this verse by saying:

The Kaʿbah is currently situated in the same place it was in previous times. During the era of Prophet Nūḥ عَلَیْہِ السَّلَام, the Kaʿbah was lifted from the earth when the storm occurred.