With unique access to Islam's holiest city, National Geographic's "
Inside Mecca " follows three Muslims from very different backgrounds as
they embark on an epic five-day reaffirmation of faith and quest for
salvation " Inside Mecca " captures the look and feel, spiritual uplift,
claustrophobia, grandeur and grit of the largest annual gathering of
Muslims in the world.
"' Inside Mecca ' focuses on the personal stories of the hajj," says
Anisa Mehdi, producer and director of the film. "Through the various
viewpoints and experiences of the participants, we follow not only their
physical steps but the spiritual and emotional stages of this
all-important voyage. We want to show viewers around the world the
remarkable experience of the hajj: that it is at once deeply personal
and widely universal."
One of the five pillars of Islam, the hajj is required of all who can
manage it at least once in a lifetime. Each year, Muslims from all over
the world travel to Mecca to praise and give thanks to God, to ask
pardon for their sins and to renew their spiritual commitment through an
elaborate series of rites and rituals.
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