A true Story 

 Dr. Jassim Taqui

DG Al-Bab Institute for Strategic Studies

Islamabad, July 3, 2021:The scene was Holy Kaaba. I was there with my son Ali Jassim(AJ) who was 18 years old to perform Haj at the invitation of King Abdullah. Before the circumambulation of Kaaba, AJ had a viral infection. His temperature touched 42 degrees Celsius. No medicine could cure him.

Doctors advised AJ to be lifted by porters to make the circumambulation. However, AJ insisted that he performed circumambulation by himself. Ultimately, I held his hand firmly and started circumambulation.

We planned to go through the gaps in the circumambulation to reach the wall of the Kaaba. We did that successfully. When we reached our destination, we put our heads on the wall of the holy Kaaba. We were crying and praying to God. Both of us lost track of time. We don’t know how long. But when we awoke, we saw a miracle.

We saw a portico of about five feet from our position from the wall of the Kaaba. The pilgrims were reaching the edge of that portico, and none of them could get through it. I told AJ, ”Do you see what I see?” He answered,” Yes Baba.” Thence, we decided to gradually get out of the portico until we reached the last row.

When we completed the circumambulation, AJ told me his high temperature returned to normal. He was feeling perfectly fine.

AJ graduated from US University in Cyprus with honors. Later he obtained MBA from Bradford University, UK. He secured the first position.

Most importantly we attained unthinkable spiritual elevation on the walls of holy Kaaba. I always think of the incident whenever I confront an issue. Suddenly, everything evaporates when I recall that unique time of my life on the walls of the holy Kaaba. No money in the world can buy that honor.

Let the highly placed people realize how rich Jassim Taqui and Ali Jassim are. And how poor they are.