Talbiya
Definition
The talbiya is the declaration that the pilgrim repeats throughout the Hajj: 'Labbayk Allahumma labbayk — Here I am, O Allah, here I am!' It is simultaneously a response to Abraham's ancient call, an assertion of presence and availability before Allah, and a declaration of intent. Al-Ghazali reflects on its meaning: the pilgrim who says 'here I am' is claiming to have come fully — body, heart, wealth, time — without reservation. The question that the inner Hajj poses is whether the pilgrim who says 'labbayk' with the tongue is equally saying it with the heart and the life.
As understood in the classical tradition of Imam al-Ghazali and the scholars of his school.
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