THE BIG PICTURE
The Hajj and Eid al-Adha
- The Hajj pilgrimage draws millions of Muslims from around the world every year to Mecca, the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad, Islam’s holiest place. Collected here are photographs of the Hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, as well as images of preparations for the Hajj and Eid al-Adha in many other parts of the Muslim world. (42 photos total)
Let us worship with the opening
of all the windows of our beings,
with the full outstretching of our spirits.
Life comes with singing and laughter,
with tears and confiding,
with a rising wave
too great to be held in the mind
and heart and body,
to those who have fallen in love with life.
Let us worship, and let us learn to love.
— Kenneth L. Patton
