Hooray for mecca shutdown

[syed putra]

Saudi Officials Ban Pilgrimages to Mecca Over COVID-19https://time.com/

A relatively few number of Muslims pray at the Grand Mosque, in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia on March 4, 2020.

Amr Nabil—AP
BY AMIR VAHDAT AND JON GAMBRELL / AP
MARCH 4, 2020
(TEHRAN, Iran) — The coronavirus outbreak disrupted Islamic worship in the Middle East as Saudi Arabia on Wednesday banned its citizens and other residents of the kingdom from performing the pilgrimage in Mecca, while Iran canceled Friday prayers in major cities.
The decisions in Riyadh and Tehran affected both Sunni and Shiite Muslims alike.
The Saudi move expands a ban last week on foreigners visiting Mecca and Medina, home to the holiest sites in Islam. That decision alone disrupted travel for thousands of Muslims already headed to the kingdom and potentially affects plans later this year for millions more ahead of the fasting month of Ramadan and the annual hajj pilgrimage.
Even after that Feb. 27 announcement, people already in Saudi Arabia could still travel to Mecca’s Grand Mosque, where pilgrims circle the black, cube-shaped Kaaba that Muslims around the world pray toward five times a day. The crowds were far smaller than usual before Wednesday’s statement from an unidentified Interior Ministry official that was carried by the state-run Saudi Press Agency.
Millions attend the annual hajj, which this year is set for late July into early August, and many more visit the kingdom’s holy sites year round. Those other pilgrimages are referred to as the umrah, which drew 7.5 million foreigners in 2019 alone.

 

[Leongsam]

That means the terrorists will be hanging around back home with nothing to do which is an even more dangerous situation.

 

[JurongEast]

what does it mean when they shut down Mecca? their religion cannot protect them from Virus?

 

[JurongEast]

This was the last time when Mecca was shut down
https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-50852379

 

[myfoot123]

what does it mean when they shut down Mecca? their religion cannot protect them from Virus?

Best is to shut down, the arab countries seems not able to cope with higher death rate of Convit-19. Imagine billion of people head to Meca, it will be a pandemic of unprecedented proportion which will also wipe out the terrorists.

 

[JurongEast]

Now china is spreading news in tiktok claiming that Arab virus was spread by america

 

[laksaboy]

Basically all mass events this year will be cancelled.

Google's annual I/O developers' conference has also been cancelled.

 

[laksaboy]

Now china is spreading news in tiktok claiming that Arab virus was spread by america

If you know who owns TikTok, also known as Douyin 抖音 in China, you wouldn't be surprised at all.

 

[syed putra]

This was the last time when Mecca was shut down
https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-50852379

Yes. Before this incident, saudi women were wearing skirts and society was not that extreme. The iranian revolution and the mecca hostage crisis ( the gunmen where shiites) made saudi try to out religion iran. Imposed strict religious laws.

 

[JurongEast]

many muslims say that there is no liberal muslim, you are either muslim or kafir. there is no such thing as wearing skirt in muslim

 

[syed putra]

many muslims say that there is no liberal muslim, you are either muslim or kafir. there is no such thing as wearing skirt in muslim

The foundation of islam is the belief in One Spreme God. Nothing mentioned about attire except to wear decently.

u/mtimetraveller2y

The Saudi Arabian fashion designer, Parveen Shaath, seated left on the couch, with her friends in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in the 1960s. [1023 x 699]
https://imgur.com/gHQ7NLb.jpg

 

[glockman]

Imagine billion of people head to Meca, it will be a pandemic of unprecedented proportion which will also wipe out the terrorists.

Wouldn't this be a beautiful scenario, a most wonderful outcome?

I say Let all the faithful go to Mecca! Allahu akbar!

 

[KuanTi01]

Wouldn't this be a beautiful scenario, a most wonderful outcome?

I say Let all the faithful go to Mecca! Allahu akbar!

Hey not all heading to Mecca are terrorists. Many have hearts of gold too. God have mercy! Allahu Akbar.

 

[glockman]

Hey not all heading to Mecca are terrorists. Many have hearts of gold too. God have mercy! Allahu Akbar.

I like to believe you. But they can turn on a dime, get brain-washed. It is that infectious!

 

[whoami]

I like to believe you. But they can turn on a dime, get brain-washed. It is that infectious!

Just like free thinker. They got brain-washed too. Contageous!

 

[whoami]

Saudi Officials Ban Pilgrimages to Mecca Over COVID-19https://time.com/

A relatively few number of Muslims pray at the Grand Mosque, in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia on March 4, 2020.

Amr Nabil—AP
BY AMIR VAHDAT AND JON GAMBRELL / AP
MARCH 4, 2020
(TEHRAN, Iran) — The coronavirus outbreak disrupted Islamic worship in the Middle East as Saudi Arabia on Wednesday banned its citizens and other residents of the kingdom from performing the pilgrimage in Mecca, while Iran canceled Friday prayers in major cities.
The decisions in Riyadh and Tehran affected both Sunni and Shiite Muslims alike.
The Saudi move expands a ban last week on foreigners visiting Mecca and Medina, home to the holiest sites in Islam. That decision alone disrupted travel for thousands of Muslims already headed to the kingdom and potentially affects plans later this year for millions more ahead of the fasting month of Ramadan and the annual hajj pilgrimage.
Even after that Feb. 27 announcement, people already in Saudi Arabia could still travel to Mecca’s Grand Mosque, where pilgrims circle the black, cube-shaped Kaaba that Muslims around the world pray toward five times a day. The crowds were far smaller than usual before Wednesday’s statement from an unidentified Interior Ministry official that was carried by the state-run Saudi Press Agency.
Millions attend the annual hajj, which this year is set for late July into early August, and many more visit the kingdom’s holy sites year round. Those other pilgrimages are referred to as the umrah, which drew 7.5 million foreigners in 2019 alone.

Ayoh. We perform our pilgrimage u also sore eye.

Btw i am so happy for u indians Ur holy n sacred Ganges river not closed. Happy pilgrimage ya

 

[halsey02]

Hey not all heading to Mecca are terrorists. Many have hearts of gold too. God have mercy! Allahu Akbar.

Do they have ROD OF GOLD too, they have relief themselves too right, with the Arabic women!?

 

[syed putra]

Going to the holy land for compulsory pilgrimage is old school thinking.

 

[whoami]

Going to the holy land for compulsory pilgrimage is old school thinking.

Get ur facts right.

 

[syed putra]

The arabs are fleecing poor people from africa and asia to live and eat at their hotels and restsurants just to make the pilgrimage. If they had stayed home, the money saved may benefit their local communities.