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Re: Theos-World Holy Mecca

May 12, 2002 01:40 PM
by ramadoss


Where did you get this info. Tourists are not allowed in Saudi Arabia, unless there has been a recent change in policy.

mkr
At 06:32 PM 5/12/02 +0200, you wrote:
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 with addings form pigs. Strange. But what do we not do for tourism right ?

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> 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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