Mecca for the rich: Islam's holiest site 'turning into Vegas'

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Re: Mecca for the rich: Islam’s holiest site ‘turning into Vegas’

@Marmalade

The mosque does need expansion though. It simply isn’t big enough right now to accomodate all the pilgrims and worshippers. Performing umrah is a very difficult task during the busier times of the year. Tawaf can be suffocating. I remember I almost got trampled when I went to perform Tawaf during Hajj a couple of years ago. There simply isn’t enough space. While I don’t condone the construction of ritzy hotels and towers around Haram at all, I welcome the expansion of Haram. It’s sad that historical sites are being lost but you’ve got to get with the times and accomodate the world’s Muslims. And those public toilets underground are meant for worshippers! Where are they supposed to use the bathroom and perform wudu when they visit the mosque? Do you all have any alternate solutions? Where should all the worshippers go? Should they all barred from entering the mosque?

Everyone loves to badmouth Saudi Arabia but I wonder how many other Muslim countries are able accomodate Hajj the way they do? The country may have several faults but mashAllah when it comes to things like these I have no complaint against them. God bless that country =)

EDIT-I hope they don’t wipe away the grave site. didn’t see that

Your logic defy the very reason we are talking about here. If Saudi continue there bullshyt ideology by next 100 years we will only left with Kabbah in Mecca & dome of Prophet (PBUH) in Medina. These dumb idiots already destroy the old maps of graves & markings in Jannat ul Baqee, and hundreds of mosques, Prophet (PBUH) era forts, columns and what else not.

Doing hajj is minor issue compare to the destruction done by these lunatics. By the way Saudi’s are not having paid lunches all of these pilgrims add considerable revenue to there economy.