Ramadhan Day 4 / Juzz 4
Allah says in Surah 'Imran, ayah
96:
"Indeed, the first House [of
worship] established for mankind was that at Bakkah - blessed and a guidance
for the worlds."
In this ayah, Allah uses the word
'Bakkah' instead of 'Makkah.'
Ibn Katheer says regarding this
word: "Bakkah is one of the names of Makkah. Bakkah means, `it brings
Buka' (crying, weeping) to the tyrants and arrogant, meaning they cry and
become humble in its vicinity. It was also said that Makkah was called Bakkah
because people do Buka next to it, meaning they gather around it."
Ustaadh Nouman explains another
implication of this word. And that is that 'Bakkah' comes from the word 'Bakk'
, a meaning of overcrowdedness/crowding.
The Qur'an is amazing because
Allah places each word perfectly. So when He used Bakkah, such as in this ayah,
He mentions it in the context of Hajj since 'Bakk' signifies overcrowding and
most overcrowding occurs at the time of Hajj.
May
Allah grant all those who have not been for Hajj, the opportunity to perform
Hajj soon, ameen.
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