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The Changed City of Mecca: Understanding its Transition to Deep Globalisation
(2019)Pilgrimage to Mecca is an obligation for Muslims with ability to do so. Muslims also look at the Qibla (direction to Mecca) for their daily prayers (salat). The influence of Mecca is far and wide to the extent that many buildings in Muslim cities and towns are designed to align with the Qibla. The number of Muslims going to hajj has increased significantly and this makes Saudi authorities to undertake expansion of the Masjidil Haram – the ...Conference Paper