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Muslim pilgrims flock to Mecca ahead of hajj

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Every able-bodied Muslim who has the means should perform the hajj at least once in their lifetime under a quota system.
MECCA – Hisham Mostafa briefly forgot the war in Syria and his financial worries as he looked upon Islam’s holiest sites for the first time, standing among hundreds of thousands of white-clad Muslims gathered in Mecca ahead of the hajj pilgrimage. « This is the first time I see the Grand Mosque and the Kaaba. It is the best feeling of my life to be able to perform the hajj, » said Mostafa, 50, as he looked at the cube-shaped structure towards which Muslims turn in prayer five times a day.

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