Pilgrim Deaths in Mecca Put Spotlight on Underworld Hajj Industry

More than 1,300 people died making the Islamic pilgrimage of hajj in Saudi Arabia this month, the vast majority of whom the Saudi government said did not have permits. Many walked for miles in scorching heat after paying thousands of dollars to illicit or fraudulent tour operators.

While pilgrims with permits are transported around the holy city of Mecca in air-conditioned buses and rest in air-conditioned tents, unregistered ones are often exposed to the elements. In recent days, as temperatures surpassed 120 degrees, some pilgrims described watching people faint and passing bodies in the street.

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[rdb]

Worshipping Satan is a hot ordeal. HELL IS HOT FOREVER.

[hinawajih]

God does not need any house like humans need. He is everywhere. He is closer than our jugular vain. God can listen to us from anywhere. We don’t need to go to any specific place

[Rotoflier]

Can you imagine walking and praying to god while your bretheren die from heat while you just watch?

[salvadorguerra]

"They saved all their life to embark on this journey and in the end, it was just a nightmare experience of a trip", how long have Mecca or Saudi Arabia been doing this thing, you always hear about tramplings and accidents happening there!

[Sbxallday]

Walking around a meteorite sounds stupid to me.

[killmozzies]

One big money raiser.
According to Saudi representative, only non-registered pilgrims died.

[MississippiHomesteadJourney]

Wait until Ramadan is during the cooler monthe, they use a lunar calendar so it changes every year.

[KITCHENCREWABCDC]

Pray to The True and Living God our Lord 🙏🏽

[southbug]

Are they not going to allow the family to have the remains to take home for burial? So they just buried people without even knowing who they were & without contacting the family?

[donrobbins]

Jesus is the way the truth and the light. May He comfort you.

[AppalachianPatriot]

This has happened for hundreds of years in the name of religion.

[deanazmane]

الله يرحمهم ، ويرحم جميع اموات المسلمين 🤲

[Jdekbws]

Hajj is not tourism trip or religious tourism .. It is an invitation from God to review yourself before death & going back to Him for judgement .. no power knows when/where/how your last day would be .. no power except God knows it ..

[kadian]

I can bet any amount of money that if this pilgrim was a christian pilgrim, the amount of backlash it would have cause.

[mattburrito]

why am i watching this about jihadists?

[nishamaitreya]

Wish everyone know
you can find God by talk to God
you can worship God anywhere you want to
God see you pure heart
you don’t have to go to certain place to worship God
God is almighty no limitations
some religion just take advantage of the situation
just be a good person, God will bless you ❤️🙏

[ciddoctor]

So doesn't that mean that you can't be sure they're in heaven or something? Or they're less likely to get there? Kinda messed up. Or you could call it "scientific"

[god]

This was a tragedy and not worth it. Accept Jesus Christ into your heart.

[PaulaTurkson]

Our prayers and condolences go out to the family stay strong.

[inezjackson]

R. I. P. 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿for these family, this is so sad did they die same day same time