Comments on: Reflections from my Spiritual Journey to Makka http://engagemn.com/2008/04/04/reflections-from-my-spiritual-journey-to-makka/ A voice for Minnesotan Muslims Fri, 18 May 2012 22:25:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: A Minnesota Muslim Reflects « Footsteps to Hajj http://engagemn.com/2008/04/04/reflections-from-my-spiritual-journey-to-makka/#comment-241 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:25:56 +0000 http://engagemn.wordpress.com/?p=135#comment-241 [...] A Minnesota Muslim Reflects These thoughts on hajj come from Owais Bayunus a Muslim from Minnesota.  Many of us bemoan the fact that we must take off from work for a couple of weeks in order to make hajj.  For some travelers, making hajj is a condition of their lives–a process that may consume months or even years.  Before talking about his own experience making hajj, he talks about seeing hajjis travel by boat: The ship was fully occupied by almost two thousand people, and it had a separate open place for the daily prayers. The impression of seeing these pilgrims remained on my mind for a long time, and whenever I would read about the pilgrimage to Makkah in books, I would remember seeing the same pilgrims. And hajjis traveling by caravan: …I once drove near Niger’s border south of Sahara. There, I came across a caravan, which, I was told, was heading towards Makkah for pilgrimage almost 18-20 months away. There are many such caravans in the Sahara heading to Makkah on camels and on foot, any time of the year. I remembered the saying “All roads lead to Makkah,” which seemed to be true. Mr. Bayunus writes more in the blog Engage Minnesota. [...]

]]> By: mlynxqualey http://engagemn.com/2008/04/04/reflections-from-my-spiritual-journey-to-makka/#comment-181 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:21:24 +0000 http://engagemn.wordpress.com/?p=135#comment-181 An interesting piece that originally appeared on Slate:

Does Going to Mecca Make Muslims More Moderate?
http://www.cair.com/ArticleDetails.aspx?mid1=676&&ArticleID=24706&&name=n&&currPage=1

]]> By: Zafar Siddiqui http://engagemn.com/2008/04/04/reflections-from-my-spiritual-journey-to-makka/#comment-164 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:47:52 +0000 http://engagemn.wordpress.com/?p=135#comment-164 This was beautiful! I loved the personal touch to the narration about the Hajj. I think this narration gives a rare insight into the emotions that people go through when doing the pilgrimage. Thanks for taking the time to write this in such great detail.

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