Islam The Voice of Human Nature
3. ISLAM IS THE VOICE OF HUMAN NATURE
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distinctions of clothing should set up artificial
barriers between the servants of God. Dressed in
this way, all men of all countries look alike in
identical, simple garments, and no pilgrim may
then feel tempted to take pride of place over
another.
In Islam, man’s life must rotate around God.
Circling the holy Ka’bah is but a symbolic
representation of this. Similarly, running between
Safa and Marwa, two hillocks of the region, gives
physical expression to the Islamic precept that the
true servant of God should come running at his
bidding, that he should have an overwhelming
feeling of urgency about carrying out God’s
commandments. The vocal affirmation of man’s
desire to bow to God’s will is the repetition of the
words,
‘Labbaik allahumma labbaik’
(Here I am, my
Lord, Here I am.) The assembling of the pilgrims on
the vast plains of Arafat is an impressive visual
reminder of the day when according to Islam, all
men will be assembled before God. On the score of
wanting man to be intolerant of the devil, Islam is
quite positive, and the casting of stones at the
symbolic figures of ‘Satan’ gives physical
