>      7 times and pray and and a whole bunch of other stuff.  I don't know 
>      if you heard but the "Jihaad", or holy pilgrimmage was held just a 
>      couple of weeks ago.  2 million people go to this place every year and 
>      stay in this HUGE tent city.  This year a fire killed a bunch and was 
>      all over the news.
>      
>      Three times a day, all Muslims, regardless of where they are in the 
>      world, stop bow and pray towards Mecca.  
>      
>      So if your customers were calling your facility Mecca, take that as a 
>      big complement.  In our vernacular, mecca is loosely used to mean any 
>      place that must be visited once in your life.
>      
>      If you already knew this, sorry for the intrusion.  Just thought you'd 
>      like to know what they were talking about.
>      
>      Have a nice day.
> 
> 
Just a couple factual errors in this post.  I have to chime in as my
world religions class this semester focused a lot on Islam.  The
pilgrimage is not called "Jihaad," it's called "hajj."  

Muslims must pray five times a day, not three:  1) before sunrise, 2) at
noon, 3) in the afternoon before sunset, 4) in the evening after sunset,
and 5) at night before bed.

"Jihad" can be translated as "doing your best."  The Greater Jihad is
the struggle between a Muslim and his own ego/worldliness.

Sean

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