Saturday, January 6, 2007

Tawaf and Prayer during hajj 2006/2007 in Mecca in holy mosque 30.12.2006

Ma sha Allah, this is my favorite of the Hajj footage videos. It shows the pilgrims at Makkah performing some of the last rites of the Hajj, Tawaf (walking around the Kaaba, seven circuits) and Sa'i (walking between Safa and Marwah, seven trips from one to the other).

But it also shows how all activity stops at the time of prayer.

And the sheer number of Muslims at the Holy Mosque in Makkah. You can see that all three stories are packed with pilgrims. You even see footage of the basement level, the outside of the masjid, and interior areas where people are praying or walking to join those performing Tawaf and Sa'i.

It's wonderful. And except when they stop for prayers, the audio of the Hajjis shows clearly that they are constant in praising Allah, subhanahu wata ala. The Eid talbiyah rings out "Allah Ho Akbar," Allah is Greater.

Alhamdolillah, several days have passed since the footage was taken. And by today a very large number of Hajjis have already returned home. Of those who remain, many have gone to Madinah, the city of the Prophet, sull Allahi alayhi wa sallam.

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