There is no place on Earth as venerated, as central or as holy to as many people as Makkah. By any objective standard, this valley in the Hijaz region of Arabia is the most celebrated place on Earth. Thousands circle the sacred Kaaba at the centre of the Haram sanctuary 24 hours a day. Millions of homes are adorned with pictures of it and over a billion face it five times a day. Read More »
Your whole life as a Muslim you’ve been praying towards it in one direction. But that’s all it’s been, a direction. Imagine you’re praying in front of the very thing that you’ve been facing towards your whole life. It’s an entirely different experience, especially when it’s right in front of you. Read More »
Here's a way of kissing the black stone I came up with during hajj many years ago. Since then, it has worked for me every single time I've used it. It has also worked for everyone I have ever told it and who tried it. Best of all, you will never have to push or shove a single human being to kiss it. Read More »
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