Should Americans Be Able to Visit the Hajj in Israel?

Topic: “Should Americans be able to visit the Hajj in Israel?”

I first started learning about the Hajj in my west and the world history class. I decided to go home and research it, and I found out that only Muslims are able to visit the Hajj. The Hajj is the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The Hajj is currently the largest annual pilgrimage in the world, and is the fifth pillar of Islam, a religious duty that needs to be carried out at least once in the lifetime of every able Muslim who can afford to do so. The hajj is a demonstration of the solidarity of the Muslim people and their submission to God. As I was learning more and reading into the Hajj I found it a little discriminating sort of, we don’t stop Muslims from going into catholic churches if they wanted to, we don’t stop them from going to American made attractions like Six Flags and Disneyland/world. I feel like if other religions want to go and see attractions if they are on vacation, they should be able to, whatever religion. The way to actually become a Muslim is to stand on Muslim ground and chant “I want to be Muslim” three times, and then it’s official. All you have to do is declare it in a public location three times. They believe that you can chant it three times, but if deep inside you, you aren’t Muslim then you will never official be one and you are only lying to their god.

On the other hand, I can see where they don’t let other religions in. They may want to keep it sacred and it all started with Abraham and the shiny black rock he found in the dessert which is in the corner of the Hajj, and they just want people who understand what it took to make this building and can respect it, to be able to step foot on it. The Muslim religion is very serious, and kids behave when they visit it, and they understand the rituals that need to be done once you step in Mecca, and the Muslims probably think that other religions won’t follow