Islam, many pilgrims put theirs lives in danger to reach this holy land.
are physically and financially able must undertake the hajj and make
Muhammad, the roots and history connected to the Bible, and the
extensive travel of pilgrims to this Holy land has made Mecca such a
when he was praying and then showed Muhammad the Quran, which is
the scriptures, moral code, and ritual of the Islam. In Traditions and
Encounters, Sources from the Past on page 293, the Quran on Allah
and his expectations are shown, All praise be to Allah Guide us (Oh
Lord) to the path that s straight You alone we worship you, and to You
alone turn for help. This shows us some of the sayings and readings of
the Quran that Muhammad had discovered from the angel Gabriel.
Muhammad was strictly monotheistic and Islamic traditions connected
The Bible takes it back to Abraham and his two sons Isaac and
Muhammad is striking the ground to find water for the dying thirst of
Ishmael. When Gabriel strikes the ground, water appears from the floor
many Muslims, only the devote, can approach to praise. When Muslims
pray their five daily prayers they must face the direction towards
Mecca, even to this day. (McKinnon, 391) Since it is one of the Five
Pillars of Islam, Muslims must make way to visit this land once in their
the caravan he went on with his group and camels, and how important
water was for everyone. Traveling night and day through poison winds,
and unable to attain water, except for minor occasions the water went
to the camels. (MvKinnon, 426) This is just one case recorded about a
voyage to Mecca. The travel was not easy, poverty, disease, and
border control was not easy, but many people did what they could to
area that sacrificed health in search of this Holy land. Now Mecca is
still traveled by many every year during the hajj and remains one of