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

[diwana]

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

@psyah

The Ka’bah is not needed for the Tawaaf a dotted line on the ground is enough … and then there is the washing of it and clothing it that you remain silent about.

Respect for structures of antiquity is not shirk … this concept needs to exit from the minds of people … an act is determined by the deed and the intent. We cannot judge a whole group of people by what they do without asking them their intent.

Shirk was a danger in the past when ignorance was high and people used to place direct power in items made by the hand - today subtle forms of shirk remain - these cannot be judged by the onlooker - these have to be cleansed from the inside out. Such as ri’ya for example.

The Farz is Hajj e Baitullah not Hajj e ‘Dotted line’ though.

Regarding washing or clothing of it..maybe it is to protect and clean the ‘itar’ and sweat of hands which touch it on daily basis.

Don’t know when this ritual was started. Need to check.

There is not always a logic to what Saudis do, but we do know in the name of respect people go crazy. As it is people act silly when they get close to Kaaba or Masjid e Nabvi/or the final place of rest of the prophet/sahaba.

There is a lot to do in order to preserve these other buildings and really, this is not 7th century where few people go and perform Hajj.

It is OK to accept the modern construction too.

Regarding the kuffar owning the chain stores/hotels, that is another topic.