Istawoooo

So I think this word is one of the coolest sounding words in the Arabic dictionary and the effect it has on the Ummah is RESOUNDING!

So when you watch Makkah after the adhaan and you see the mass hysteria in the Haram (حرم) of people sitting, standing, walking, running, staring, gazing, crying, eating, waving at the camera, etc etc, on first glance and at first thought, the average person will say: “omg what hysteria, how in the world will there ever be order amongst these 2-3 million people (yes it’ll get that many in the upcoming weeks); there’s just no way to control such a crowd”.

Then you hear it… a deep overbearing voice resounding throughout the حرم : “Istawooooo”

And suddenly….