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Dec 30, 20177 minTowers Amidst the MountainsThe story of Islam begins in the mountains. It was in the mountain cave, Hira, so the story goes, that a merchant by the name of Muhammad...
Dec 24, 20179 minSeeking Holiness: Place and RitualWe arrived in Makkah in the early hours of the morning. My father had already changed into his ihram clothing on the plane.
Dec 8, 20177 minPreparing for PilgrimageI remember when my grandmother returned from performing Hajj. It was 1995 and I was eight years old.