Holiest sites in Islam
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There are numerous sites in Islam that are considered holiest to the religion.
Mecca and Hajj
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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.
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