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There are five Pillars of Islam, duties every Muslim is obliged to perform. Belief in God is first; then prayer, five times a day; fasting in the month of Ramadan; Zakat, or donations to the needy; and Hajj, the Fifth Pillar, is a once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage to Makkah (Mecca), Saudi Arabia, by all capable Muslims. In this documentary we travel to Islam's holiest mosque to witness not only the Hajj, a journey that begins on the 8th day of the month of Dhul Hijja (the month for Hajj in the Islamic calendar), but also we hear perspectives on the non-radical meaning of Islam from a variety of pilgrims from nations around the world, as well as Muslim leaders, such as, Khaled Al-Maeena, Editor-in-Chief, Arab News, Dr. Zamel Abu Zinada, Saudi Ministry of Information, and Dr. Ahmad Ibn Saifuddin, an Islamic Scholar.
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