Theos-Talk Archives (May 2002 Message tt00148)

Hi all of you,

As far as I know - tourists are allowed to visit nearby the Kaba, where there is a socalled tourist-Mall a few hundred yards away selling - candy withaddings form pigs. Strange. But what do we not do for tourism right ?

from
Suiflight


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Subject: Theos-World Holy Mecca


> Mecca is the city where Muhammad was born and is considered the 
> holiest of holy places for Moslems. Non-believers are not permitted 
> in the city. Another holy place is Medina, though not as holy, and 
> is where Muhammad died. If I am not mistaken, non-believers are also 
> forbidden from entering this city as well. As part of the Islamic 
> ritual, if it's at all humanly possible, each Moslem is required to 
> make a pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca at least once in their 
> lives. Often, very devout Moslems try to make that pilgrimage more 
> than once in their lives and feel cleansed and worthy of Allah upon 
> doing so. It is the location of Mecca that determines which 
> direction Moslems face to pray, East or West.  
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