On 3/8/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Chris Doss</b> &lt;<a href="mailto:lookoverhere1@yahoo.com">lookoverhere1@yahoo.com</a>&gt; wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br>--- Yoshie Furuhashi &lt;<a href="mailto:critical.montages@gmail.com">critical.montages@gmail.com</a>&gt;<br>wrote: The spot is also the place<br>&gt; Muslims are expected<br>&gt; to visit at least once in their lives.
<br>&gt;<br><br>I don&#39;t know much about it, but believing Muslims in<br>the USSR (who couldn&#39;t make the Haj, obviously) came<br>up with ways of getting around the commandment.<br><br></blockquote></div><br><font face="Arial, Arial, Helvetica">
The pilgrimage is for those who are able (this means financial and physical capabilities). <br></font><br>--sharif <br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Sharif Islam&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.sharifislam.com">
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