2 million expected in Mecca for hajj pilgrimage, a pillar of Islam
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(Worthy News) – The annual hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia’s city of Mecca is one of five pillars of Islam that all Muslims who are able to are expected to complete at least once.
More than two million believers from across the planet converge for several days of rituals beginning on Friday that retrace Prophet Mohammed’s last pilgrimage to Mecca. [ Source: Times of Israel (Read More…) ]
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