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For most English speakers, "Mecca" has long been the accepted transliteration of the original Arabic for the holy city. The word Mecca in English has gone on to refer to any center of activity sought by a group of people with a co...
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Mecca is a city in western Saudi Arabia. The population is about 1,500,000. Mecca is the birthplace of Muhammad, founder of Islam, and is the most sacred of city in Islam. According to Islamic tradition, Muslims around the world must face Mecca during their daily prayers.
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Mecca - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mecca (pronounced /ˈmɛkə/ ), sometimes spelled Makkah ( /ˈmækə/ ; Arabic: Makka and in full: Arabic: transliterated Makkah al-Mukarrama ) is the holiest meeting ...
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Islam's holiest city, in modern-day Saudi Arabia ... Islam's holiest city, in modern-day Saudi Arabia ... Why Are Only Muslims Allowed in Mecca?; Mecca and Madinah are cities of great importance in Islamic tradition -- centers of pilgrimage and prayer. By law, only Muslims are allowed to enter these cities.
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One of a Muslim's duties, as described in the Five Pillars of Islam, is to go on Hajj at least once during his or her lifetime. This is a pilgrimage to Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia.
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Perhaps this moment represents a call to Mecca, the capital of Islam, to renovate the open and inclusive tradition of the Hijaz. (I have explored this issue further in my book Cradle of Islam: The Hijaz and the Quest for an Arabian Identity [IB Tauris, 2004]).
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Preeminent pilgrimage in Islam, to Mecca, compulsory for Muslims in good health and with sufficient funds to make the journey. The length of the obligatory rituals with the hajj covers about 6 days, but which are the core rituals is a matter of definitions, and may be set as low as covering 3 days.
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