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Hajj pilgrims pray at desert mountain after heavy rains kill 77 in Saudi Arabia
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... their rituals in the desert plateau of Mount Arafat, about 12 miles (20 kilometres) east of Mecca. The site is where Islam's Prophet Muhammad delivered his farewell sermon. The huge crowds of faithful climbed up the Mountain of Mercy, a rocky hill ... Comment?
Two million Muslims prepare to stone devil at hajj
... Mecca and that Prophet Mohammad established as a pilgrim route 14 centuries ago after removing pagan idols from Mecca. Islam is now embraced by a quarter of the world's population. Wednesday's rainfall, the heaviest the desert country has seen in ... Comment?
... sun as they conducted their rituals in the desert plateau of Mount Arafat, about 20km east of Mecca. The site is where Islam's Prophet Muhammad delivered his farewell sermon. The huge crowds of faithful climbed up the Mountain of Mercy, a rocky hill ... Comment?
Swine flu and floods threaten pilgrims
Muslim pilgrims circled Islam's holiest site yesterday in their traditional white robes, with a few additions - umbrellas and facemasks - as the opening of the annual Hajj was complicated by torrential rains and fears of swine flu. Comment?
Imam of Rifqa Bary's Ohio mosque led Hajj trip with Nidal Hasan's jihadist imam
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... imam, led a Hajj trip together in 2002. Yet we are told that Rifqa Bary won't be in any danger, as a convert from Islam to Christianity, if she is returned to her father, who attends this mosque and who she says threatened to kill her. The willful ... Comment?
Thousands of American Muslims Travel to Saudi for Hajj
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One of a Muslim's duties, according to the five pillars of Islam, is to make a pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca at least once during his or her lifetime. Comment?
Major Nidal Hasan had an enabler
... the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, he was reprimanded for trying to persuade patients to convert to Islam and fellow pupils objected to his constant "anti-American propaganda," but, as the Associated Press reported, "a fear of ... Comment?
Islam stresses to respect each other: Mufti-e-Azam
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The Mufti-e-Azam Saudi Arab Sheikh Abdul Aziz in his sermon said on Thursday that Islam stresses respecting and helping each other and being kind to one another as Islam is a religion of compassion and respect, report said. Comment?
... walk on flooded streets during heavy rains in Mina near Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday. The heaviest rainstorms to hit Islam's annual hajj in years soaked pilgrims and flooded the road into Mecca and Jiddah, snarling traffic as millions of Muslims ... Comment?
Experts: Catholic church covered up child abuse
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... make Hajj pilgrimage Nov. 24: Health and security precautions are in place in Mecca as millions of Muslims descend on Islam's holiest city for the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown reports. updated Nov. 26, 2009 DUBLIN - The Roman ... Comment?
Hajj pilgrims not among those killed in rain
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... was not immediately known whether any of them were participants in the annual event. The Hajj -- the fifth pillar of Islam -- requires devotees to journey to Mecca at least once in their lives. The Hajj began Wednesday, and pilgrims were ... Comment?
Iran pilgrims stage hajj protest
... i Muslim Saudi Arabia would mistreat the 65,000 mainly Shiite Iranian pilgrims. The hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam, and must be undertaken by every able-bodied Muslim who can afford it. Comment?
Eid brings no cheers for 5 lakh in 2 dists
... Kabodak to merely water pockets at places, said Tapan Kumar Saha, chairman of Joynagar union parishad (UP) and Anwarul Islam, chairman of Deara UP in Kalaroa upazila. A correspondent reports from Benapole: About two lakh people living in 120 ... Comment?
Obama Makes Special Hajj Message to Muslims
... y falls on the same evening as the Muslim Eid-ul-Adha . This can be seen as an occasion to reflect on the place of Islam in American collective consciousness and on Muslims as Americans. 07:57 11/26/2009 / Society 05:42 11/26/2009 / Society / Showbiz Comment?
... holy pilgrimage of Hajj. The religious sanctity of the occasion thus acquires even greater substance and meaning; and Islam calls upon all Muslims to share in the joy which comes of sacrifice. A mere consuming of food is far from the thoughts of a ... Comment?
... only in Dhaka but in all other cities and towns. I would urge the authorities not to scrap this system again. Shafiqul Islam How long did the Bangladesh government advertise regarding the traffic rule change on local TV, radio and also through other ... Comment?
U.S. Dollar Declines to Its 14-year Low against Yen
... y falls on the same evening as the Muslim Eid-ul-Adha . This can be seen as an occasion to reflect on the place of Islam in American collective consciousness and on Muslims as Americans. 07:57 11/26/2009 / Society 05:42 11/26/2009 / Society / Showbiz Comment?
... for immoderate gluttony. It is a solemn, sacred festival which enables a person to enjoy, in the right spirit of Islam, through Azha, sacrifice and surrender, resignation and renunciation, selflessness and total submission to the Will of God. ... Comment?
... problem in these situations. The response of these so-called Muslim leaders demonstrates one of the core problems with Islam. Being Muslim is more important then the truth. The fact this nut-job engaged in a shot out with the FBI gives credence to ... Comment?
Muslim pilgrims get respite from rain
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... make Hajj pilgrimage Nov. 24: Health and security precautions are in place in Mecca as millions of Muslims descend on Islam's holiest city for the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown reports. msnbc.com Mideast/North Africa videoA A A A ... Comment?