PwarYuex said:
No, I mean I prefer a Christian hypocrite over a Koran-abiding Muslim.
I love
this photo; a Muslim dressed in white as to say 'we're equal', yet wearing a hugely expensive watch (or a fake [vein] copy)... The Mecca, holy capital of the world, surrounded by huge, expensive, Western hotels as if to say 'Come to Mecca, first class!'
I thought the point of the hadj was to learn humility, not wear expensive jewellery and stay in ultra-comfortable rooms... I wonder if he gives his annual 2.5% to charity. Do you, veterandoggy?
my friend, you just jumped into a hole. you have tried to poke me on my turf, and i will show you why you are holding a rubber stick
first of all, i am a quran abiding muslim (are you american? the direct pronounciation is QUR'AN, not KORAN, so stop using it!), and since i am not anything you try to think i am, you have a mistaken notion about quran abiding muslims, or at least the new generation of muslims.
i did go for hajj pilgrimage, and just to show you how far cheap imitations go there, i saw adibas, adididas, adbas, ad<insert random set of letters>as, and the only real adidas (or at least they hadnt bothered changing the name) was a set of trackpants, and a pair of watches, the ones with the material strap, real old versions. and i am sure you have heard of the o-so-rich saudis, so i dont know why the high rise buildings surprise you. they are meant to accomodate for over 4 million muslims in tents? not in makkah mate, it is in no way accomplishable. people used to be dying from stuff like stamped on and the like almost every prayer time, which equates to an average of 4 or 5 deaths per day, and that is with all the improvements that they have made. believe me, my dad went to makkah 7 years ago and had to walk for 5 hours because of the crappy buses. oh, and he had to also help push it too sometimes.
makkah is only first class as far as you can see from tat picture. if you go 5 minutes away from there in any direction the "luxury" becomes anything but that, hence those buildings in the picture setting you back about $2.5K for two weeks or so.
the point of hajj is alot more than just humility. it is a chance to give glad tidings to the prophet and his next 2 khalifas, abu bakr and omar bin al-khattab. and who said that he got his jewllery from there? it doesnt have a saudi trademark on it, or am i a little short-sighted? whether or not he gives his 2.5% of income in charitry is none of my business, because it is his money that will become unlawful, not mine. i, on the other hand, dont work, so i have no income to pay 2.5% of, but i still give charity from the small amount of money i receive from my parents.
wow. i think this is the longest post i've made. *collapses*