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As expected, a lot of people were horrified that a black slave would stand on top of the most holy shrine of Islam and defile it, and defile the call to prayer as well. To counter their response, the holy man stood before them all and recited a new verse that he later added to the Koran. That verse raised the universal dignity of the human being to a higher level than it had ever been raised before. After everyone had listened to the new verse and heard the message, the black man, who was also a slave, was then honored by the people as one of their own.
"With this single act the whole of humanity became redefined and became honored as sisters and brothers," said Jamal. "In this manner a New World had been created for them that never existed before. In this New World no one was isolated. All were standing side by side with no distance between them. Now, at last, the holy man was satisfied that the prayer could begin, because the platform on which one could now stand before Allah with awe and joy, had been established. The people had something profound to acknowledge in their prayer, both about themselves and about their raised perception of humanity."
Here Astrid's face lit up with a smile. "Now I know what I would have done, and what should still be done today. I would have done everything the same, except I would have a woman stand on top of the Ka'ba, without a burka, without a veil, and without those dresses that cover her totally to the tip of her toes. Nor would she be dressed in a bikini, but in a manner that extends her beauty as a woman that she is, like any woman would."
"Burying the burka would revolutionize Islam, and might also revolutionize the way sex is perceived throughout the world," said Jamal. "Maybe that is what we need, something that can cause the liberation of men," he added and grinned.
"Some day we may loose our sexual isolation in that way," added Mohja. "In fact we will loose all isolation against one-another once this process begins, as we master our freedom from the sexual isolation that is the most powerful form of isolation right now. This is inevitable, of course. Mohammed prophesied this kind of advance of freedom in embracing the reality of our being as a tall spiritual species. He prophesied that the Principle of Universal Love would bridge all isolation by its own power, politically, religiously, economically, and sexually. He said that he tramples under foot everything that divides mankind from one another. That's an expression of the Principle of Universal Love. This is how an active peace is won in the world," added Mohja.
"I would say that you should move with this process as far as this becomes possible," said Jamal to Astrid. "This, my dear sister, is the path we try to follow, Mohja and I. It has been a rich path so far. It is our path towards becoming sensitive to the great principles of the Universe. That's the Allah process. It is not a process of self-enslavement to anything, but a process of embracing all the principles of the Universe and of our humanity, and of our standing in awe before them. And that is the natural outcome of touching the truth. If you open your door to Allah in this way, along the path of scientific progress, you begin to enter the world of Islam, which to me means, Science. You enter a New World of infinite dimensions; a world that you may have never known to exist; a world in which barriers fall away; a world of kindness, of humanity with humility; a world of joy-bound happiness, of piety and wonder; as we discover ever more of the reality of our being."
"And hijab symbolizes all that?" I interjected.
"I wear it proudly as a gift from Allah," answered Mohja, "because for me it symbolizes no longer a commitment to limits and isolation. It symbolizes to me a commitment to the truth, to the boundless wonders of our humanity that we begin to discover with the Principle of the Advantage of the Other. That's what I want to surround myself with, and proudly so. That is why I wear hijab. Hijab represents light. That is what hijab symbolizes for me. I see myself in it as being clothed with the sun. That is why my hijab is golden in color. It has been my experience that people who see me in this fashion will not shy away, but join me in the light of the golden hijab. It symbolizes my own Golden Renaissance, as it were. In its light there is no distance remaining between anyone and us, and at times intimately so. That is why I say that hijab is a gift from Allah the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, that gives us in our days what we most hope for and stills our needs before we even recognize them, and brings a healing that unfolds as a non-event."
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