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Saudi Arabia Hosts Nearly 3 Million Hajj Pilgrims

Posted November 6th, 2011 at 1:20 am (UTC-5)
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Saudi officials say more than 2.5 million Muslims this year have made the journey for Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. Hajj is the oldest and most sacred ritual of Islam, required by all physically-and-financially-able Muslims. Mecca is the birthplace of the Prophet Mohammed. The Sunday portion of Hajj marks the beginning of Eid al-Adha, […]

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