Around midday, the Grand Mosque, Islam’s holiest shrine, was packed with pilgrims performing the Tawaf al-Widaa, or the “farewell circling” of the Kaaba — walking seven times around the cubical structure while praying and reading the Quran, Islam’s holy book.
Many of the nearly 3 million pilgrims came by bus or on foot from the nearby plain of Mina, where they had completed the ritual known as the stoning of the devil earlier in the day. Others sat on mats along the three-mile route, reciting passages from the Quran while waiting for the crowds to ease.
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i read some problems of hajj 2008. i think that there are many things to be reconditioned in the future
Labaikkallahumma Labaik
Oh Lord I MISS to come to Ur House…
Wow…. I’m wondering why Our Dien still in poor condition now a day, afterall there are A lot of People in this world who come to mecca….
hehe….
hope I can go there too…
Hoppuly they get a mabrur hajj
Semoga menjadi haji yang mabrur dan mampu membawa dampak pooositif sekembalinya dari tanah suci dan bukan hanya nambah gelar haji saja….