All 6 Uses
Mecca
in
I Am Malala
(Edited)
- It was as if under Zia jihad had become the sixth pillar of our religion on top of the five we grow up to learn—the belief in one God; namaz, or prayers five times a day; giving zakat, or alms; roza, fasting from dawn till sunset during the month of Ramadan; and Haj, the pilgrimage to Mecca, which every able-bodied Muslim should do once in their lifetime.
p. 33.2Mecca = the birthplace of Muhammad and the holiest city of Islam (located in Saudi Arabia)
- So everyone spoke with great authority, celebrating like the Prophet, PBUH, when he conquered Mecca, though his speech was one of forgiveness not cruel victory.
p. 172.5
- My father says, "If I had known this would happen, I would have looked back for a last time just as the Prophet, PBUH, did when he left Mecca to migrate to Medina."
p. 306.4
- I went to a shopping mall with my mother, as she wanted to buy a special burqa to pray in Mecca.
p. 308.7 *
- We believe that when we have our first sight of the Kaaba, the black-shrouded cube in Mecca that is our most sacred place, any wish in your heart is granted by God.
p. 308.9
- But when we went to the other holy places in the desert of Mecca where the Prophet, PBUH, lived and preached, I was shocked that they were littered with empty bottles and biscuit wrappers.
p. 309.1
Definitions:
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(Mecca as in: pilgrimage to Mecca) the birthplace of Muhammad and the holiest city of Islam (located in Saudi Arabia)
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(2)
(mecca as in: a mecca for young artists) a place that attracts many visitors
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Less commonly, Mecca can be a person's name.