The link between discomfort and spirituality during haj
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It was 3 a.m. in a dark, hot room ... there was at least 16 men in the same tight space, sleeping next to each other, packed like sardines in a tin ... snoring heavily and making it impossible for me to sleep with all the snoring and body odour in the air ... I was wrapped in two towel sheets that I hadn't washed in days, and nothing else was on me, and it was very uncomfortable...
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Mohammed Faris