Today is the first day of Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca, one of the five pillars of Islam. Over 2 million people are gathered to perform tasks and various smaller pilgrimages that they believe will get them one step closer to earning heaven. Most people save for years to be able to afford the trip to Mecca. They sleep on the marble floors surrounding the mosques, packing bags of food that they hang from the walls while they are away during the day. The wealthy are packed into the Hilton or Sheraton and get in separate lines according to their gender to fill up on KFC and Baskin Robbins within comfortable walking distance from the Ka'aba (the black thing seen above).Click the picture for a bigger view. It's kind of incredible to see individuals in such a huge mass of people. As I learn more and more about Islam, I forget too keep learning about Muslims as individuals. It saddened me to realize this as I saw pictures like this one.
Definitely something to be praying about.
We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.
We write this to make our joy complete.
1 John 1:3-4
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