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[[Mecca]] is considered the holiest city in Islam. As one of the [[Five Pillars of Islam]],{{sfn|Musharraf|2012|p=195}} every adult Muslim who is capable must perform the [[Hajj]] - a [[pilgrimage]] to |
[[Mecca]] is considered the holiest city in Islam. Only Muslims are allowed to enter Mecca.{{sfn|Tucker|2008|p=673}} As one of the [[Five Pillars of Islam]],{{sfn|Musharraf|2012|p=195}} every adult Muslim who is capable must perform the [[Hajj]] - a [[pilgrimage]] to Mecca - at least once in his/her lifetime.{{sfn|Peters|1994|p=22}} This obligation is only fulfilled if it is done on the eighth to twelfth day of the last month of the [[Islamic calendar]].{{sfn|Musharraf|2012|p=205}} |
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Hajj is the largest annual gathering in the world, with attendance reaching 3 million in 2012.{{sfn|Blatt|2015|p=27}} 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.{{sfn|Musharraf|2012|pp=204-205}} |
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*{{cite book|ref=harv|last1=Peters|first1=Francis|title=The Hajj: The Muslim Pilgrimage to Mecca and the Holy Places|date=1994|publisher=Princeton University Press|location=Princeton, New Jersey|isbn=9780691026190}} |
*{{cite book|ref=harv|last1=Peters|first1=Francis|title=The Hajj: The Muslim Pilgrimage to Mecca and the Holy Places|date=1994|publisher=Princeton University Press|location=Princeton, New Jersey|isbn=9780691026190}} |
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*{{cite book|ref=harv|last1=Musharraf|first1=Hussain|title=The Five Pillars of Islam: Laying the Foundations of Divine Love and Service to Humanity|date=2012|publisher=Kube Publishing|location=Leicestershire, UK|isbn=9781847740236}} |
*{{cite book|ref=harv|last1=Musharraf|first1=Hussain|title=The Five Pillars of Islam: Laying the Foundations of Divine Love and Service to Humanity|date=2012|publisher=Kube Publishing|location=Leicestershire, UK|isbn=9781847740236}} |
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*{{cite book|ref=harv|last1=Blatt|first1=Amy|title=Health, Science, and Place: A New Model|date=2015|publisher=Springer|location=Cham, Switzerland|isbn=3319120026|doi=10.1007/978-3-319-12003-4}} |
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*{{cite book|ref=harv|last1=Tucker|first1=Spencer|last2=Roberts|first2=Priscilla|title=The encyclopedia of the Arab-Israeli conflict : a political, social, and military history|date=2008|publisher=ABC-CLIO|location=Santa Barbara, California|isbn=1851098410}} |
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Revision as of 01:24, 13 July 2015
There are numerous sites in Islam that are considered holiest to the religion.
Mecca and Hajj
Mecca is considered the holiest city in Islam. Only Muslims are allowed to enter Mecca.[1] As one of the Five Pillars of Islam,[2] every adult Muslim who is capable must perform the Hajj - a pilgrimage to Mecca - at least once in his/her lifetime.[3] This obligation is only fulfilled if it is done on the eighth to twelfth day of the last month of the Islamic calendar.[4]
Hajj is the largest annual gathering in the world, with attendance reaching 3 million in 2012.[5] 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.[6]
See also
References
- ^ Tucker 2008, p. 673.
- ^ Musharraf 2012, p. 195.
- ^ Peters 1994, p. 22.
- ^ Musharraf 2012, p. 205.
- ^ Blatt 2015, p. 27.
- ^ 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.
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