2006-11-20 20:04:05 · 15 answers · asked by Sara 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
millions of muslims make this pilgrimage each year to mecca they have a festival called the hadj which is a main event in the muslim year (a lot get trampled to death aswell during this event)
2006-11-20 20:08:26 · answer #1 · answered by STEVE89 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Every year, during the last month of the Islamic calendar, more than one million Muslims make a pilgrimage, or hajj, to Mecca. ...
2006-11-20 20:13:38 · answer #2 · answered by levent d 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Millions.
2006-11-20 20:14:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
About 3 million in the Hajj period alone.
And about the same in Ramadhan, though its the lesser pilgrimage ('Umrah)
And a lot more throughout the year.
2006-11-20 23:41:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
about 3-4 million
2006-11-20 20:41:54 · answer #5 · answered by Dr Dee 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a individual who has carried out this experience can now call him/herself a 'Hajji' for one that has carried out this epic experience. of direction it extremely is no longer as problematical because it as quickly as substitute into. Jet planes and autos make this a effective trip no longer the grueling experience strolling and by utilising horse/ camel it as quickly as substitute into. The Ka'aba substitute right into a pilgrimage shrine long in the past the 'Hajj' to Mecca got here to being and were occurring for hundreds of years in the past Islam got here to being. the 'fake idols' in that center temple have been of unknown commencing place when you consider that all all of us be attentive to is Mohammad destroyed them.
2016-11-25 22:23:34 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
about 2.5 to 3 million Muslims each year.
2006-11-20 21:38:45 · answer #7 · answered by Mustafa 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Many north Americans go for the Mecca ointment.
2006-11-20 20:10:52 · answer #8 · answered by robert m 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
they was from 3-5 million last year
2006-11-20 20:28:25 · answer #9 · answered by Nemo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Man, have you ever seen a documentary on Mecca....gosh, it's like thousands & thousands....probably to many to put a figure to
2006-11-20 20:06:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋