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Date: 11/27/04

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Farhat Mahmood, a Muslim from Bradford is about to embark on a journey of a lifetime. Every year over three million Muslims go to Mecca, including 20,000 from the UK, to perform Hajj, a pilgrimage mandatory for every Muslim to perform once during their lifetime providing they can afford it. This is the first time Farhat, a Bradford Council Officer has been to Mecca. It was only about six months ago he decided to go. He says: "I always thought I would go to Mecca with my wife. We were waiting until the children were a bit older. But after September 11th I began to think more about what Islam really was. People thought that Islam was all about 'jihad' but it's not. 'Jihad is not about taking part in a holy war. 'Jihad' is to strive towards your creator. Hajj therefore signifies a personal as well as social striving towards one's creator. http://www.bbc.co.uk/bradford/lifestyle/faith/hajj_2002.shtml