Theos-Talk Archives (May 2002 Message tt00150)

Hi all of you,

Where did you get your info from ?

from
Sufilght


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <ramadoss@gbronline.com>
To: <theos-talk@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2002 10:41 PM
Subject: Re: Theos-World Holy Mecca


> 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?
> >
> >from
> >Suiflight
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> >From: "hokusai67" <wauxhail@aol.com>
> >To: <theos-talk@yahoogroups.com>
> >Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2002 6:29 PM
> >Subject: Theos-World Holy Mecca
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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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