“Pilgrims praying around the Ka‘aba during one of the five daily prayers. To see and
“Pilgrims praying around the Ka‘aba during one of the five daily prayers. To see and hear the multitude of nearly three million souls—praying around the Ka‘aba, reciting their invocations to Allah, their voices as one as they speak the supreme supplication, ‘Labbaika Allahumma, Labbaik!’ (Here I am, O God, at Thy command, Here I am!)—is an overwhelming reminder of the unifying principles of the hajj, the dense crowd sweeping in an almost impossible, undulating wave." — Ahmed MaterAhmed Mater (Saudi, born 1979). Ka‘aba, 2015. C‐print, 71 x 106 1⁄2 in. (180.3 x 270.5 cm). Courtesy of the artist and GALLERIA CONTINUA, San Gimignano / Beijing / Les Moulins / Habana. © Ahmed Mater -- source link
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