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Saudis Realize They've Been Praying in the Wrong Direction for 10 Years
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – Worshippers at a mosque in a Saudi Arabian village near Mecca discovered they were praying for 10 years in the wrong direction, a newspaper in the country reported Thursday.
Muslims are meant to pray in the direction of the most sacred site in Islam, known as the Kaaba, a large granite structure in the holy city of Mecca.
Villagers in Hadda, 20 kilometres north-west of Mecca, should have prayed southeast, but instead bent down five times a day in a northern direction.
After realizing the error, the mosque's leaders changed the direction of the prayer carpets so the worshippers now face the Kaaba.
I have three letters for these lost souls: G P S .... As someone said: "The Stars, The Sun, Compass, Sextant, Shadows, Maps, GPS & NO One caught it?" ??? Unbelievable!
I imagine this has probably been very confusing to the goat population. This is important to the goat as I would think the poor creature needs to know which end is the right end. :'(
I can hear it now, anytime soon ol' Obumanator will be trying some way to blame it on "Dubya"...: "Must've been a covert CIA plot to mess with the builder to orient things in the wrong direction to subvert the coming of the umpty-umpth Imam with his bazillion of virgins. Yup, a dastardly "W"/conservative/islamophobic plot, that's it! Robert Gibbs, get your big fat ass in gear and report to the White House Briefing Room on the double! Pick up those flat feet and move it, Bobby!" >:(
LOL.... Warph
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I needed a big old laugh out load tonight. Thanks Warph.