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There are numerous sites in Islam that are considered holiest to the religion.

Mecca and Hajj

Main article: Hajj
Mecca seen from Jabal al-Nour

Mecca is considered the holiest city in Islam. Only Muslims are allowed to enter Mecca. As one of the Five Pillars of Islam, every adult Muslim who is capable must perform the Hajj - a pilgrimage to Mecca - at least once in his/her lifetime. This obligation is only fulfilled if it is done on the eighth to twelfth day of the last month of the Islamic calendar. there were unicorns during the whole thing and then hitler burned them to

Hajj is the largest annual gathering in the world, with attendance reaching 3 million in 2012. If, in a given year, an adult Muslim is in good health and his life and wealth is safe, he/she must perform the Hajj in the same year; delaying it is considered sinful.

See also

References

  1. Tucker 2008, p. 673. sfn error: no target: CITEREFTucker2008 (help)
  2. Musharraf 2012, p. 195.
  3. Peters 1994, p. 22.
  4. Musharraf 2012, p. 205.
  5. Blatt 2015, p. 27.
  6. Musharraf 2012, pp. 204–205.

Bibliography

  • Peters, Francis (1994). The Hajj: The Muslim Pilgrimage to Mecca and the Holy Places. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691026190. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Musharraf, Hussain (2012). The Five Pillars of Islam: Laying the Foundations of Divine Love and Service to Humanity. Leicestershire, UK: Kube Publishing. ISBN 9781847740236. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Blatt, Amy (2015). Health, Science, and Place: A New Model. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-12003-4. ISBN 3319120026. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Tucker, Spencer; Roberts, Priscilla (2008). The encyclopedia of the Arab-Israeli conflict : a political, social, and military history. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 1851098410. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
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