The Pilgrimage (Hajj) to Makkah : Part 1/5

This is a documentary about Islam, the fastest growing religion in the world. This program observes the rites, rituals, and religious fervor of Hajj, an annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca (Makkah), the birthplace of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).

Viewers will follow an executive from suburban Malaysia, a religious radio commentator from rural South Africa and an Irish-born college professor from the United States on the spiritual journey of a lifetime.

In the middle of Mecca is a great mosque called the al-Masjid al-Haram, inside is the Kaabah, the 50-foot tall, black-draped shrine that is Islam's most revered structure.

According to Islamic teachings God commanded the Prophet Abraham (peace be upon him) to raise the foundations of the Kaabah as a place for worship. Thousands of years later, after the Kaabah had become a center of pagan worship, the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) cleansed it of its many idols and rededicated it to the worship of the one God, who in Arabic is called Allah.

Today, pilgrims retrace the steps of Prophet Abraham (pbuh) and Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) as they perform the rites of the hajj with their fellow pilgrims.

See also other parts of these beatiful documentary :

Part 1 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIFqTLLhDQM

Part 2 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xS3CdgO6YE

Part 3 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4En3dTIpnmU

Part 4 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QjzxLMSJJQ

Part 5 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oDJ6HtWPg8

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[killer700]

insha allah i to hope to this holy place before i die.

[Ikeb99]

I am praying to Allah (SWT) to invite me to HIS HOME again, Insha Allah

[AdvenWonder01]

Beautiful people. Beautiful place.

-Blessings from the U.S.

[SaiedMilano]

yh manshallah,i like the narrator 2.

[zaralexs]

i watched this video on televison in malaysia.. it was produced by National Geographic. such a great video...

i cried to watch all the muslim gather together to show their worship to Allah..May one day... i will have the chance to go there b4 i leave this world.Insya-Allah..

[mahboop]

thank you friend, this year i decided to go to Hajj Inshallah

[freeeeeha]

i think PBS is the one who aired it..and did it. not sure tho, but i have the DVD at home somehwere.

[babypak1224]

Masha'Allah i love this doc. Eid mubarak brothers and sisters. As Salaam U Alaikum.

[theObscureObject]

omgosh!! I'm from austinnnnnnn

btw, masha'allah this is an amazing video, besides the fact part of it takes place where I live~

salaam

[akakalio]

Wow...beautiful piece (what I've seen so far). Who is the narrator? Is there a DVD available?