|
In this Friday, September 9, 2016 photo, a Pakistani man begs on Noor Mountain, where Prophet Muhammad received his first revelation from God to preach Islam, reads before sunrise, on the outskirts of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Though Hira cave on the mountain remains one of the few sites preserved from the time of the Prophet Muhammad, visitors encounter a markedly different summit than what Muhammad would have experienced. For starters, there are now more than 1,000 steps that guide pilgrims up the rocky hill to the secluded cave. Along the way, entrepreneurial Pakistanis sell bottled water, snacks and tea to pilgrims exhausted by the climb. (Photo by Nariman El-Mofty/AP Photo)
|
