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Wonder if the luggage was American Tourister?

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JoeM

[us.rd.yahoo.com]

I'll refrain from cuturally and religiously insensitive comments here, like "Performing hajj may get you to Heaven quicker", or "Follow the footsteps of Ibrahim (PBUH), but please don't follow too closely", or...

Whoa! What a link. You know, if I were there, I'd just stay home in bed for a few days...

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JoeM

"The annual hajj is a complex balance of safety with Islam's requirements that every able-bodied Muslim should perform the hajj at least once. Saudi Arabia sets a quota of participants, allowing every nation to send 1,000 pilgrims for every 1 million in population."

by those numbers, it would take 1,000 years for everyone to make the hajj.

rz Wrote:
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> "The annual hajj is a complex balance of safety
> with Islam's requirements that every able-bodied
> Muslim should perform the hajj at least once.
> Saudi Arabia sets a quota of participants,
> allowing every nation to send 1,000 pilgrims for
> every 1 million in population."
>
> by those numbers, it would take 1,000 years for
> everyone to make the hajj.

Only if every country's population is 100% Muslim, and everyone can afford the trip. (You're only required to do it if you can afford it.)

No, this happens every year. Alas. Happens in the Christian world too, but usually at Rock Concerts and Soccer matches.