When the moon of Dhul Hijjah appears, we are not merely stepping into another month.

We are entering a sacred timeline where prophetic history converges with our present reality.

These are the very same days when the greatest souls experienced their most profound moments with Allah.

The Ka'bah: More Than Just a Building

The story of the Ka'bah is far richer than we often realize.

While we typically associate it with Ibrahim (AS), its origins stretch back to the dawn of humanity.

The angels themselves constructed the first house of worship at this site for Adam (AS) and Hawa.

Centuries later, Ibrahim (AS) didn’t build something new; he rediscovered and restored humanity's original spiritual home.

When we turn toward the Ka'bah, we are acknowledging our place in an unbroken spiritual lineage that began with our ancestors.

The Day Your Soul Made a Promise

Even forgotten experiences shape our present reality, but there is one experience we share that none of us consciously remembers: the Day of the Covenant.

Before we took our first breath, our souls already knew Allah.

On the day of Arafah, Allah gathered all human souls and asked, "Am I not your Lord?"

Every soul responded, "Yes, we testify!"

This is why Musa (AS), when asking Allah about the best remembrance on Arafah, was instructed to say, "La ilaha illallah."

With these words, we are renewing the very first promise our souls ever made.

Some spiritual traditions speak of "soul memory", the idea that our souls retain impressions from before our birth.

This may explain why standing on Arafah during Hajj often triggers such profound emotional responses.

It’s not just a ritual; it’s a homecoming, a recognition by our souls of a place they've been before.

The Prophetic Dhikr

The most powerful endorsement for any act of worship is that it was practiced by every messenger of Allah.

When Prophet Muhammad ﷺ taught us the remembrance for these 10 days, he made a remarkable statement:

"I and the prophets before me have not said anything better than

Lā ilāha illallāh waḥdahu lā sharīka lah, lahul-mulk wa lahul-ḥamd, wa huwa ʻalā kulli shay’in qadīr.”

“There is no god worthy of worship except Allāh alone, with no partner. To Him belongs sovereignty and praise, and He is able to do all things.”

When we recite these words during these sacred days, we are joining a spiritual chorus that includes every prophet who ever lived.

Musa's Forty-Day Journey to Eid

While we primarily associate Eid al-Adha with Ibrahim's (AS) willingness to sacrifice his son, another prophetic connection is often overlooked: Musa's (AS) conversation with Allah.

The Quran describes how Allah appointed Musa (AS) for thirty nights, then completed them with ten more, forty in total.

Traditional scholarship identifies these as the month of Dhul Qa'dah, followed by the first ten days of Dhul Hijjah.

During this period, Musa (AS) fasted continuously in preparation for direct communication with Allah.

The culmination of this spiritual journey was a divine conversation that occurred on what we now celebrate as Eid al-Adha.

A Week of Multiple Divine Completions

The week stands as perhaps the most multi-layered sacred 10 days in our calendar.

Our souls testified to Allah's lordship in pre-existence.

Allah spoke directly to Musa (AS) after his forty-day spiritual journey.

Ibrahim (AS) demonstrated the pinnacle of submission through sacrifice.

And, centuries later, our religion was completed and perfected.

No other week carries so many prophetic connections and divine completions.

It’s as if, throughout human history, Allah has repeatedly chosen this specific time to mark humanity's most significant spiritual milestones.