Monday, December 08, 2008

The Hajj Is A Spiritual Journey

Muslim Masses 
Chant 
"God is Great" & 
"Death to America" 
In Desert of Arafat

The official Iranian news service was excited to report on the Muslim chanting in the Desert of Arafat.
Fars News reported:

Disavowal of Pagans ritual started in the sacred desert of Arafat on Sunday attended by a huge group of Iranian pilgrims as well as pilgrims from other countries. 

The pilgrims chanted anti-US and anti-Zionist slogans during the ceremony also attended by the Supreme Leader's representative for Hajj affairs, Hojatoleslam Mohammad Mohammadi Reyshahri. 

"God is Great""There is no Deity but Allah", "Death to Israel", and"Death to America" were among the slogans chanted by the masses in unison as they gathered in the Desert of Arafat, 20 km (12 miles) from Mecca, for a day of prayer and meditation, the Islamic republic news agency reported. 

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