Overcrowding and the Holy Mosque, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

The Holy Mosque in Makkah determines the direction in which all Muslims face five times daily in their "obligatory prayers." In addition, millions of Muslims visit this site annually as the culmination of their religious life; it is obligatory for every Muslim to visit the Holy Lands as a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Halabi, Wael Saleh
Published: University of Newcastle Upon Tyne 2006
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.433536