Towards the Ka’bah, and the One
We are now in the last month of the Muslim calendar, the month of dhu al-hajjah, loosely translated as the month of the pilgrimage. According to the twelfth century metaphysician al-Ghazzali, unlike other actions the hajj comprises the salient feature “exclusive worship (al-tajarrud li-‘ibÄdatillah)” which reflects “perfect servitude and obedience to Allah (kamÄl al-riqq wa…