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During the Hajj season, Muslims
dress in the humblest of clothes and share food, space,
and environment. They sleep, eat, and pray together. Men
are obliged to dress in pilgrim white, garments that are
not sewn, and that resemble burial shrouds.
Women are obliged to dress modestly
according to the Islamic dress code. The sense of
equality of the dress code — along with the other
shared details of pilgrimage —creates a sense of
equality that humbles kings and queens, for they are
obliged to share the same details with normal laymen and
women.
The rich sacrifice cattle to feed
the poor, and poor people accept to be fed by the rich.
The common feelings of brotherhood and shared
responsibility prevail. This is as long as they all
share the same belief and target: God's love and the
need to get closer to Him.
All stand equal, in their
differences. This reflects God's greatness and ability
to create distinguished entities. Yet what
differentiates between them is the piety of their
hearts. A God Who is Fair and Just, is realized in such
manifestation to be worth the glory of worship.
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