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For none are more intimately bound to time than Muslims in Mecca.Įvery year at the time of the Hadj up to three million Muslims make a pilgrimage to the Holy City, which since this summer has seen its stock of lighting equipment lavishly enhanced.

Twenty FALCON STATIC ARC white 7000 watt and twenty-eight SKY FALCON ARC white 1200 searchlights have since the beginning of Ramadan in July 2012 been showing pilgrims the way.

By night, when the believers are called to prayer, the cradle of the half moon opens and gliding beams of light climb heavenwards.

And in the heart of the Holy City, a giant golden crescent moon on the Makkah Clock Royal Tower in the Abraj Al-Bait complex dominates the scene. The mall is small it only has a handful of European shops the rest are food halls and Arab shops selling gifts and clothing, the toilets were run down filthy considering where they were, no toilet paper just muslim shower which is fine if you are used to it, then no soap at all to wash your hands, these toilets are situated on the food hal floors, i wished i had taken photos it was really awful, there are beggars loitering around women in nikabs and children just be aware they are professional beggars, you think management would move them on, the shop workers are untrustworthy they hype there prices up and then give you a discount if you ask, so they will sell same item for 10 different prices where ever they can get you to agree on, same item 260 riyals which in other stores will be less then half the price and even then they will give you a discount on the price marked so be aware, they do get cocky and cheeky they force you into the shops please look around when you don’t want to buy at discount they are offering they get offended.November 2012, Saudi Arabia – Ninety kilometres from the Red Sea lies the birthplace of Mohammed, the prophet of Islam: Mecca.