Why don't we just nuke mecca?
First we got to impeach Obama and bring in Mccain. And then we wait until it's their yearly pilgrimage then we drop an atom bomb and we kill millions of them at the same time possibly destroy islam, let's see them praying to a radio active hole. Doesn't this sound like a good plan?
Have you been to Mecca?
Salam Everyone... My dream one day is to go to Mecca... I cant sleep at night; always thinking about Allah's plans for me and whether they include visiting Mecca. Inshallah I WILL and others as well have the chance to live this dream. Now I ask, If you have been to Mecca? What was it like?
Why are non-Muslims banned from Mecca?
Saudi Arabia is a theocracy where government and religion are intertwined. Saudi Arabia practices a rigid and Orthodox version of Islam called Salafism. Salafism is a supremacist ideology which requires there is only one truth (Islam) and only true followers of that are Muslims and only they have a right to be in Makkah because it is the home of the one true God. Since there is only one true God and one group of people his true followers (Muslims), non-Muslims believe some other non-true religion and worship some other false God. So how can they enter the home of the one true God that they do not believe in. Crazy, right?It's a lesson for those who want moral equivalency between liberal democracies and Saudi Arabia. See if they ban Christians, why can't we ban Muslims. Well, because our founding fathers decided we will be a pluralistic society, with separation of church and state. Want tit for tat, create a constitutional amendment declaring the United States a Christian theocracy and then ban Muslims or any other religions we might not like. Do that and watch liberal democracy disappear and turn the United States into a fascist religious theocracy with human rights abuses and dictators at the helm. Kind of like, you guessed it- Saudi Arabia. The current administration seems to be trying hard to do just that.
If Lapu-Lapu was a Muslim... had he gone to Mecca?
no. there were no scheduled flight from cebu-mactan airport to mecca.
Is it true that Guru Nanak Sahib performed Hajj at Mecca?
Dhan Dhan Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji never performed Hajj, he simply went to Mecca. To perform Hajj, one must shave their heads and proclaim that they will be devout Muslims for the rest of their lives. Also if he did perform Hajj he wouldn't be telling Sikhs to take Charan Pahul, (Amrit from the Guru's feet, which is was before Khand Di Pahul); no Muslim would also say there are no Hindus and no Muslims. So, with all the evidence, there is no way Guru Sahib performed Hajj, and merely visited Mecca.
Should Muslims all over the world fast in Mecca time like in Iceland during the Ramadan?
AFAIK. Place in the polar regions (including parts of Iceland) sometimes have no dawn or dusk. The sun simply would not set in the summer (or shine in the winter).As far as majority of Sunni Muslim scholars are concerned, the prevailing opinion is that Muslims should fast according to the nearest place where the sun sets.There is only one Fatwa by Al-Azhar which allows Muslims in regions where days exceeds 18 hours to fast according to Mecca’s time, but this is more of a minority opinion and is not very well-known outside Egypt
"Imagine"Mecca as a mushroom cloud?
Why aren't the "good ones" already pressuring the "bad ones" to stop the terrorist activities? Why aren't they turning in Muslims that they suspect are involved in terrorist activities? As a Christian, I know that I am totally outraged when I hear of such things as child molesting priests, and I don't mind saying so, out loud! As a Christian, I don't mind turning someone in who is violating the law, even if it were my own pastor. If I discovered, for instance, that he were a secret member of the KKK, I wouldn't hesitate for a moment to turn my information over to the f.b.i. I'd hate to think we would have to resort to these kind of tactics, but it's for sure we need to do something serious, and soon! Threatening Mecca just might send them a message they could not ignore. I hate to think we'd actually have to do such a thing...but if it comes down to my babies or theirs...God forgive me, but I'd much rather it be theirs. Yep, Fadil's attitude says it all. We need to threaten Mecca, and MEAN it. We can't have them think we "woudn't dare touch" the "holy city". Yeah, I think that is a threat they would actually have to sit up and listen to. Good idea!!
Can you go to Mecca, not as a pilgrim, but as a tourist?
No, you are not allowed to travel to Mecca unless you are going for religious reasons. Along with that, you may only visit if you are Muslim. On the roads outside of Mecca they actually have detours for "Catholics" (they consider all Christians to be Catholic) that go all the way around the city. There are checkpoints on all other roads where, if you are not Saudi, they will check your passport visa and you must specify your religion on any Saudi visa. I have never heard that you must go with your wife or that you are only allowed to go once. I've met several Muslims that have been 2-3 times and their wives have either never gone or only gone once for Hajj.