. It took some time & a lot of pushing & shoving but thank God, I was able to make it happen.
If you typed up one of Jim's antics in AITA, how do you think reddit would respond?
So in theory, there is nothing a person can do to nullify being heaven bound once they've kissed the rock? Are there any exclusions at all?
Depends on the phrasing.
This is the first I'm hearing this but I have ALWAYS suspected this!!!!
I can see the Angela actor being like that, but Jenna Fischer in Blades of Glory is showing out that’s an extrovert leap.
No lie, when I typed my post, this was the prank I had in mind.
Apologists state an opinion. If you read through my posts, I haven't actually said Jim is bad or good. This is usually what happens when people question an opinion, though: questioning means disagreeing. That's not actually true, but that's how it's taken.
DCAllAfrican
should have trademarked his gimmick
Yeah I'm with you, that should be definitely more organized. But I guess the significance of the stone gets people hurried mood, especially since it's a trip of a lifetime for alot of folks. Anyways, glad you were able to get through.In these pics you'll see absolute mayhem going on in the bottom right. The pilgrims are trying to kiss a holy rock known as Hajar al-Aswad (The Black Stone). It's a stone sent to Earth straight from heaven through Allah centuries ago.
If a Muslim makes his or her way to this stone & is able to kiss it they are automatically heaven bound after death. It was originally white but through so many years of kisses has turned black. I was blessed enough to be able to kiss is yesterday
People get frantic, insane, psychotic & absolutely crazy to kiss the stone, especially the men. It's a very holy & spiritual once in a lifetime opportunity for most to try to make it happen so 0 care is given. They push, punch, shove & hit anyone & everyone. Women are advised to not even try because they are delicate & weak compared to men but still some try. By the time I was shoved into the front of it a woman had her headscarf ripped off her head & was being stomped on & was frantically crying.
The guards dare not intervene...they know there's absolutely nothing they can do against such an emotionally charged crowd so attempt at your own risk. I'm 6'3 265lbs so I made my way there & in the name of Allah yelled Allah U Akbar got my face on the stone kissed it twice & immediately moved away. The crowd wouldn't let me out so again I yelled Allah U Akbar & had to bulldoze my way out like a linebacker, lol. Saying excuse me will not work here. I wish the Saudis would give a damn about organizing & controlling the crowds at the holysites...women & children have been killed and stampede on here. YouTube will give you a better visual on the level of insanity by this stone.
The zoom in.
