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Dreadful Tragedy On The Hajj
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Can't the Saudi authorities do more to ensure the safety of pilgrims?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.From the BBC article, "... People were chanting Allah's name...".
I hope they were berating him. How could an omnipotent, omnipresent and omniscient deity allow such a tragedy to occur? Particularly when the event in question is a mass demonstration of religious fervour. God truly moves in mysterious ways.
I hope they were berating him. How could an omnipotent, omnipresent and omniscient deity allow such a tragedy to occur? Particularly when the event in question is a mass demonstration of religious fervour. God truly moves in mysterious ways.
Stargazer - "What is the Hajj and why do they go there. Not just to throw stones at at wall surely."
The Hajj is one of the "five pillars of Islam". They are:
1. Believing that Allah is the one true god;
2. Praying five times a day;
3. Doing charitable works;
4. Fasting in Ramadan;
5. Pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj).
The Hajj is one of the "five pillars of Islam". They are:
1. Believing that Allah is the one true god;
2. Praying five times a day;
3. Doing charitable works;
4. Fasting in Ramadan;
5. Pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj).
BBC report was saying that the crowd "disobeyed" the instructions of marshals, went down a walkway they were not meant to go down and, once they'd merged with the existing crowd, the crush occurred. A witness said it was so tight that you couldn't see to place your feet and, if people fell over, the crowd just walked over them. Ghastly.
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There was a chap on R4 this morning talking a lot of sense about this, imo.
He pointed out that 'the tube' moves 4 million people daily.
He had heard that some Saudi prince closed 2 gates so his party could throw stones presumably without having to queue up with the great unwashed. If that's true, it's a disgrace.
And also, whenever things go wrong and they interview the people in charge/responsible, it's Prince this and Prince that, as opposed to people who've actually trained to do those jobs.
He pointed out that 'the tube' moves 4 million people daily.
He had heard that some Saudi prince closed 2 gates so his party could throw stones presumably without having to queue up with the great unwashed. If that's true, it's a disgrace.
And also, whenever things go wrong and they interview the people in charge/responsible, it's Prince this and Prince that, as opposed to people who've actually trained to do those jobs.
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