2 Million Gather for Islam’s Hajj
MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia — About 2 million Muslims from around the world prayed at a desert hill in Saudi Arabia yesterday, joined in their faith and desire to purify their souls at the start of the annual hajj pilgrimage. It is here on Mount Arafat, marked by a white pillar, where Islam’s Prophet Muhammad is believed to have delivered his last sermon to tens of thousands of followers some 1,400 years ago, calling on Muslims to unite. Prayers on and around the mount are a climactic emotional and spiritual moment in the hajj. The faithful believe that on this day the gates of heaven are open, prayers are answered and past sins are forgiven. Among the crowds...
Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha in California...
Published: Nov. 14, 2011 Updated: 1:00 p.m. By SYED ANIS AHMAD / For THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER As in other parts of the world, Muslims of California celebrated Eid al-Adha last week with great fervor and zeal, offering prayers in mosques and other places. The Eid al-Adha, or festival of sacrifice, is the second biggest religious festival observed by Muslims, after Eid al-Fitr, which precedes the fasts of Ramadan. The holiday is known in the West as the occasion for Hajj pilgrimages to Mecca. On the occasion, every Muslim capable of buying a lamb, goat, sheep, cow or camel is supposed to slaughter at least one animal to mark the Prophet Ibrahim’s...
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