Standing Alone (43 page)

    
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The Delayer: Honor can be the worst expression of ego.

    
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The Judge: Justice is not what the majority believes is right.

    
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The Forbearing One: We are not judges upon each other.

    
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The Ruler of Majesty and Bounty: If change will come tomorrow, we should not wait but should create it today.

    
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The Trustee: Thus, know women have an intrinsic right to be leaders in all capacities in our Muslim world, including as prayer leaders or
imams.

    
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The Creator: Reach inside to create the change you want to see in the world.

    
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The Forceful One: Stand strong for justice.

    
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The One Who Subdues: Stand up to extremists and all forms of extremism.

    
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The Self-Existing One: Break the silence sheltering injustice and intolerance.

    
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The Originator: Create a new reality.

    
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The Glorious: Stand up to the forces of darkness.

    
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The Watchful One: Question the source of hate in order to dismantle it.

    
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The Protector: Respect women's equal rights and human dignity, from the mosque and the public square to the workplace and the bedroom.

    
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The Avenger: Use principles of social justice to define our communities.

    
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The Everlasting: Stand up to create an everlasting Muslim world that will enrich our global society.

    
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The Patient One: Exercise patience as a virtue, not as an excuse.

    
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The Source of Peace: Live peacefully with others.

    
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The Light: Create cities of light to overpower the darkness in our Muslim world.

    
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The Hidden One: Ultimately our choice is only one: We must create communities with open hearts, open minds, and open doors to all.

Hajj pilgrims arriving at the airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
(Robert Azzi—Woodfin Camp)

The Ka'bah, the Muslim Sacred Mosque at Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
(Robert Azzi—Woodfin Camp)

Male and female pilgrims performing
tawaf
(circling the Ka'bah).
(Peter Sanders Photography, Ltd.)

Running between Safa and Marwah to re-create Hajar's search for water.
(Peter Sanders Photography, Ltd.)

Drinking water from the Well of Ishmael in Mecca.
(Peter Sanders Photography, Ltd.)

Mount of Mercy in the valley of Arafat.
(Robert Azzi—Woodfin Camp)

Shibli and me on Mount Arafat.
(Zafar Nomani)

Paying at booths to arrange for an animal to be slaughtered on behalf of pilgrims.
(Peter Sanders Photography, Ltd.)

Sheep waiting to be slaughtered for the Day of Sacrifice.
(Peter Sanders Photography, Ltd.)

Pilgrims' tents in Mina, outside Mecca.
(Peter Sanders Photography, Ltd.)

Male and female pilgrims stoning the pillars in Mina.
(Peter Sanders Photography, Ltd.)

Male pilgrims having their heads shaved at the end of the hajj.
(Robert Azzi—Woodfin Camp)

Safiyyah, my mother, and me in front of the prophet's mosque in Medina.
(Samir Nomani)