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Facing Mecca / Poems

ByDaniel Abdal-Hayy Moore

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As Muslims who pray the five obligatory prayers each day of our lives, when able we orient ourselves toward Mecca, located in what is now Saudi Arabia, from wherever we happen to find ourselves, farflung in some island fastness, or out in desert dunes, or in a New York hotel room. There are boat people who tie up and face Mecca right in their boats, saintly Moroccan merchants who fling their carpets down just behind the counter where they sell embroidery thread to very particular customers (I am a witness). We can’t get too “far out” when we stop to face Mecca five times and more a day, or in the solitude of our nights, knowing the plumb line goes straight through to the next world, and its rising to the holy heights.

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Publication Date
Jul 14, 2014
Language
English
ISBN
9780578146379
Category
Poetry
Copyright
All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
Contributors
By (author): Daniel Abdal-Hayy Moore

Specifications

Pages
174
Binding
Perfect Bound
Interior Color
Black & White
Dimensions
US Trade (6 x 9 in / 152 x 229 mm)

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