I am a New Member at Similar Worlds

What a day to remember the importance of faith in the world! Today, Pope Francis visited the US for the first time carrying an important message of unity in the world, as our Jewish brothers and sisters fasted for#YomKippur, a day of seeking atonement. Today is also the day of #Arafat where Muslims performing Hajj gathered on Mount Arafat seeking forgiveness from God.

Mount Arafat is the place where the Prophet Muhammad pbuh stood and delivered his Farewell Sermon. It is in this sermon where he says:

"All mankind is from Adam and Eve, an Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab nor a non-Arab has any superiority over an Arab; also a white has no superiority over black nor a black has any superiority over white except by piety and good action."


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Some 2 million pilgrims packed should-to-shoulder for an emotional day of repentance and supplication. Many wept as they raised their hands toward the sky, asking for forgiveness and praying for loved ones.


A couple take a selfie on the Mountain of Mercy near the holy city of Mecca/

The five-day Hajj began on Tuesday with the shedding of symbols of materialism - men donned white cloth garments meant to symbolize humility and equality while women give up makeup and perfume, covering their heads and wearing loose-fitting clothing.

Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca.
Policeman stops his vehicle, pulls out an umbrella and gives it to a Hajji (pilgrim) in Makka Saudi Arabia.

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