11/15/11

In the ABC special we watched yesterday in class it talked about the Hajj. I learned a lot of things about the Hajj. Only Muslims are allowed to go there and if you are not a Muslim you are not allowed there. In the special we saw it showed us video footage of all the steps that you have to take for the Hajj. First they had to wash themselves and wear special clothes. Then I saw an image of the Mosque. It was beautiful and extremely big. I had never seen it before and I have never seen something so extravagant. It was amazing. There were so many people there it was unbelievable. I love how so many people gather in one place to do the same thing, pray to God. After they did all their rituals at the Mosque they moved on to walk. They walked very far, and the reporter said it was 90 degrees out. That is insane. Then they came back to Mecca and walked more around the Kablah in the Mosque. I thought this was a great video to see. It really captured my attention and gave me a better understanding to what the Hajj really entails. It gave me a perspective I wouldn't have gotten otherwise. This seems like an amazing and crazy experience.