11/18/2023
Labbayk Temple #218, Oasis of Utah, Desert of Colorado
The meaning of "Labbayk"
“Labbayk” means “Here I am time and again” to show that the response to Allah’s call to pilgrimage is lasting and ongoing. “Labbayk” means, I submit and submit again, i.e., ongoing submission. It also carries the meaning of persistence, meaning, I persist in obeying You, thus emphasizing the meaning of continuous servitude to Allah. Another meaning is that of love, the Arab’s would say imra’ah labbah i.e. a loving woman. So saying “Labbayk” is as if to say “Out of love for you, O Allah, out of Love for You.”
