The mission of the Muslim Ummah is to invite people to God. After completing Hajj, endowed with the spirit of dawah, Muslims should engage in disseminating the divine message worldwide.
The commandment of Hajj is mentioned in the Second Chapter of the Quran. One of the verses in this regard states: “When you have performed the acts of worship prescribed for you, celebrate the praises of God as you celebrated the praises of your fathers, or even more fervently than that.” (2:200). Remembering God after completing the Hajj rituals does not merely involve mechanically repeating words of remembrance. Rather, it signifies the duty of inviting people to the path of God. It means spreading the message of God to all humanity, equipped with the spirit of Hajj through performing it according to the Abrahamic tradition. This task of invitation has to be continued every year after Hajj.
Post-Hajj actions mean to invite all people to God’s creation plan. This interpretation finds its source in the practice of the Messenger of God himself. It is reported that Prophet Muhammad fulfilled the obligation of the Farewell Pilgrimage with his Companions. Upon his return to Madinah, he addressed his Companions in detail, conveying the following message: “Verily, God has sent me as a mercy to all people. So convey my message to others, may God have mercy on you, and do not dispute among yourselves as the disciples of Jesus, son of Mary, did” (Sirat Ibn Hisham, Vol. 2, p. 607).
The mission of the Muslim Ummah is to invite people to God. The purpose of Hajj is for Muslims to come together at the historical site in Makkah every year, where they engage in various symbolic rituals and remember the Prophet’s call to invite people to God. Subsequently, endowed with the spirit of dawah they should disseminate the divine message worldwide, just as the Companions of the Prophet spread this mission across the globe.
