The 2012 Hajj is October 24-27.
Below is a National Geographic video “Inside Mecca” on the hajj. It follows an executive from suburban Malaysia, a religious radio commentator from rural South Africa, and an Irish-born college professor from the United States.
Iyad Madani, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Hajj says, “If you can imagine having 20 Super Bowls in one stadium, when 2 million will come to the same stadium, and if you add to it that these 2 million people will be taking part in playing the game as well it may give you a glimpse of the preparations needed for that mass movement represented by hajj”.
