Pilgrimage or HajjVisiting Makkah (Mecca), the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad is an important trip for Muslims.

At least once in their life time they should make a pilgrimage to the Ka'bah (Cube) in the centre of the Sacred Mosque in Makkah.

Muslims believe that Allah told the Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) and his son Ishmael to build the Ka'bah. Ibrahim was a prophet who lived long before Muhammad and who is also revered in the Jewish and Christian faiths. He is believed to be the first person to worship one God.

When Muslims pray, wherever they are, they must face Makkah.

Many Muslims wait many years to make the pilgrimage to Makkah.

Use these travel tickets to describe the feelings a Muslim might experience before and after the trip.

TRAVEL TICKET – OUTWARD JOURNEY

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TRAVEL TICKET – Homebound JOURNEY

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