Product Details

• Actors: Umar Faruq Abd-Allah, Keith David
• Directors: Taghi Amirani, Anisa Mehdi
• Writers: Anisa Mehdi, John B. Bredar
• Producers: Anisa Mehdi, John B. Bredar, Michael Rosenfeld, Rebecca Hartzell
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: National Geographic Video
• DVD Release Date: October 21, 2003
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000BWVNA
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #57,627 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "National Geographic - Inside Mecca" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

This story presents the most intimate and three-dimensional documentation of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca and sheds light on the universal principles of Islam during the days of the Hajj. Learn the historical significance of the city to Muslim and non-Muslim populations alike. And, experience the epic journey of a lifetime, the Hajj, as we witness the personal stories of the pilgrims and the mental preparation, physical strain and spiritual ecstasy they encounter on their life-altering pilgrimage of faith. Not available for shipment outside of the U.S. and Canada.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

74 of 76 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful View of the Hajj and Mecca from 3 Perspectives, October 27, 2003

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P. Carey (Richmond, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: National Geographic - Inside Mecca (DVD)

This is a wonderful documentary of the Hajj with an inside view of the sacred city of Mecca. As a teacher of religious studies, I have seen several good documentary depictions of Mecca, but this is the best I have seen as it gives the viewer the perspective of a woman from Texas, a man from South Africa, and a man from Malaysia. This documentary takes the viewer on the Hajj, recounting the preparation for the Hajj, the journey to Mecca, and the various rituals associated with this Pillar of Islam. Most interestingly, the viewer learns about the meaning of the Hajj for the Muslim pilgrim. I HIGHLY recommend this DVD!

30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a very beautiful virtual hajj, November 19, 2005

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Afdhere Jama, author of ILLEGAL CITIZENS (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: National Geographic - Inside Mecca (DVD)

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this is a wonderful video. the three personal stories from malaysia, south africa and the united states... provides the viewer with different - yet similar - journey to the house of god.

a black, white and asian muslims-- these three different lives from the rich in malaysia, and the working in the united states and poor of south africa-- take you on the journey from a-z hajj.

you see from the preparations in their respectives homes... to the final arrival at the ka'bah, in the heart of the masjid el haraam or the sacred mosque. their rites. their pains. everything.

this is a wonderful addition to any library. enjoy it!

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent !, July 5, 2006

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Mohammed MAHYAOUI "M M" (Rabat, MOROCCO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: National Geographic - Inside Mecca (DVD)

An excellent report about Mecca, although the comments are a little different as on the sunna (Moslem Traditions), such as for example the history of Abraham and well of other subjects. However, the documentary is new for those which would like to know Mecca and its importance in the heart of a Moslem. In connection with South-African which was seen directing towards the camp-site of Africans of its country in the place to be with everone, it is especially not an act of racism: what he did not understand, nor the producers of the documentary, in the Mecca, the camp-sites are by countrys, so that when one loses oneself or his self, he can find or to be easily direct towards the camp-site of his country.