First reflective statement

                                     First reflective statement

Today I will write about my reflection about my first three weeks in the college. I study electrical engineering and I hope in this course I will expand my knowledge; engineers must know how to summarize the articles and use their knowledge. I study now LSC 2103 and this level is the second level of English and the last level in English and this course talks about academic reading and writing. I learnt from this course how to summarize a long article and make it very simple and good; also it helped me how to writein my own words. I hope in this course I will increase my reading and writing skills and I know how to arrive at my ideas and receive the comments. Mr. Hedley is a famous teacher in the college because he is a great teacher and he has had many experiences in his life and knows how to treat the students, and he lived in many countries for example Honk Kong , KSA, UAE. Also mr. Hedley  doesn’t teach only English in the college; he also teaches cultural diversity; he is also a friendly teacher and helps a lot in the course by giving us  good words to use in the writing assignments I hope he will teach as other courses in the future.           

 

Al Hajj ( pilgrimage)

Al Hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam, is performed by nearly two million Muslims in the holy city of Mecca every year. Only adult Muslims who are physically fit, mentally sound and financially able have to perform it, at least once in a lifetime. The Saudi government is keen on providing the best quality service to the pilgrims; such as accommodation, healthcare and transportation.

Male pilgrims wear white unsewn clothes and female pilgrims wear long white robes and uncover their faces. This symbolizes that all people are equal in front of Allah    based on race, color of skin or quality of life; they are only judged according to their deeds.

During the ritual of pilgrimage, Muslims go anticlockwise around Al Kabba, the Holy house that was built by the prophet Ibrahim and his son, seven times. Muslims also perform the rituals of Sai by going to and from Al safaa and Al Marwah for seven times

Pilgrims also walk for three miles to go to Mina, where they stay for the night. The next morning, they go to Arafat. They camp for one night at Muzdalifah. At Mina, each pilgrim has to throw seven pebbles at the symbol of Satan. It is a must for each pilgrim to slaughter a sheep. This event is widely celebrated all over the Muslim world. Accepted pilgrimage means that the pilgrim has become purified of all the previous sins.