The Eid Ul Adha celebration is one of several hajj rituals. Around this time last year, I published a series of reflections on the hajj (annual pilgrimage to Mecca) and the way this ritual has influenced and inspired my Tawaf/ Sa’y series and many more of my artworks.
My Tawaf/ Sa’y series for example, is inspired by the pilgrimage footsteps of exemplars – Malcolm X, Ali Shariati, and of course Hajjar – the Black woman whose courageous determination led to the opening of the Zam Zam well in Mecca, which has quenched the thirst of millions of pilgrims for thousands of years. Every pilgrim in Mecca runs between the mountains of Safa and Marwa during the hajj because Hajjar ran! You can see a selection of my hajj inspired art and read my reflections on the hajj here on my blog.
Every pilgrim in Mecca runs between the mountains of Safa and Marwa during the hajj because Hajjar ran!
Hajjar being a Black Muslim woman playing such a crucial role in how the ritual of Hajj came to be is incredibly powerful and inspiring to me. It makes me deeply think about my contribution to my community; how to be useful, how to share, uplift, encourage, inspire, encourage, and even challenge people into becoming more open to the world and closer to Allah. I find that we all play different roles and for me, my role is to create, your role, dear Reader, could be to share and spread the word about what resonates with you.
Purchase Limited Edition prints from the Tawaf Sa’y series here on my website and view a full collection of my hajj inspired artworks here, and my available works on Saatchi.
