This place is a one of the most place that all muslims want to go..they come to fulfill their 'nawaitu', to doing thier Pilgrimage.
Makkah, is a city in the Tihamah and
the capital of Makkah Province in Saudi Arabia. The city is located 70 km (43 mi)
inland from Jeddah in
a narrow valley at a height of 277 m (909 ft) above sea level. Its
resident population in 2012 was 2 million, although visitors more than triple
this number every year during Hajj period held in the twelfth Muslim lunar
month of Dhu al-Hijjah.
The pilgrimage to Mecca attracts
millions of Muslims from all over the world. There are two pilgrimages: the Hajj,
and the Umrah.
The Hajj, the 'greater' pilgrimage is performed annually in Mecca
and nearby sites. During the Hajj, several million people of varying
nationalities worship in unison. Every adult, healthy Muslim who has the
financial and physical capacity to travel to Mecca and can make arrangements
for the care of his/her dependents during the trip, must perform the Hajj at
least once in a lifetime.
Umrah, the lesser pilgrimage, is not obligatory, but is
recommended in the Qur'an. Often, they perform the Umrah,
the lesser pilgrimage, while visiting the Masjid al-Haram.
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