Going to Mecca

Going to Mecca
Synopsis
We are led on the journey of a lifetime to the city of Mecca - the pilgrimage known to Muslims as the Hajj. The pilgrims walk with heads bare and feet in sandals; they call to Allah ﷻ; they kiss or point to the Black Stone, as the Prophet ﷺ did. Arriving at Mecca, they surge round the Kaaba, shave their heads and travel to Mount Arafat. Finally, though their bodies are tired and aching, their spirits are uplifted, knowing that with thousands of others they have performed the sacred pilgrimage.
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Illustrator: Valentina Cavallini
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Published: 2014
Page Count: 32
ISBN13: 9781847804907
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