Death toll tops 1,000 after Haj marked by extreme heat
Death toll tops 1,000 after Haj marked by extreme heat
RIYADH: The death toll from this year's Haj has exceeded 1,000, an AFP tally said on Thursday (Jun 20), more than half of them unregistered worshippers who performed the pilgrimage in extreme heat in Saudi Arabi
Apropos of nothing, Saudi Arabia is the definition of a petro-state.
Chickens. Coming home. Roosting. Etc.
Your comment was probably off handed but I just wanna clarify that muslims aren’t to blame for our oil addiction, rich people are
Also remember the west (Brits and Americans) empowered them. Hell, most of the Saudi Family grew up in one of those places.
So is Canada. How's your forest fires?
I won't say I didn’t have a bit of schadenfreude when Fort McMurray burned.
I can't help but wonder if even a single Muslim will question how their god could let this happen. I mean, their religion literally mandates that they make a pilgrimage there, and then a bunch of them die completing that mandate. Wild.
My heart sincerely goes out to the families, this is tragic.
their religion literally mandates that they make a pilgrimage there
No it doesn't. Pilgrimage is one of those obligations that most people are exempt from unless they can. Perhaps they thought they were more physically fit than they really are. Someone who is sick, poor, or unable for whatever reason, is exempt.
My heart sincerely goes out to the families, this is tragic.
People who die during pilgrimage are considered martyrs, so it is not the worst outcome. There has always been a risk associated with pilgrimage. Right now it is as easy and comfortable as it ever been.
I wish people commenting here knew a bit about Islam before doing so.
I would argue that Muslims are, by default, required by their religion to make the hajj. You make it sound as if it's opt in, but their religion mandates it with some exceptions.
Not the worst outcome for whom? People are dead. I'll bet there's at least one child, sibling, or parent who isn't terribly comforted by the idea that their loved one is a martyr.
While I wouldn't call myself an Islamic scholar, I would say I do know a bit about it.
If a person gathers all their savings in order to make the pilgrimage, and dies there, what's done with their body? You know the airlines aren't going to refund those return flights, do they switch out the seat for a ride in the baggage compartment?
My uncle died during a pilgrimage from a heart attack (he had prior health issues), you get buried there ideally.
I don't know. I guess they could be buried in Makkah or Medinah.
Just because lots don't do doesn't mean it isn't a thing that their religion mandates. I can think of a few Catholics that don't do things their religion mandates, too.
It is more impressive that Saudi Arabia can manage to host 1.83 million in a week. Though perhaps it is now time to install more shades and outdoor cooling.