A Sinner in Mecca

خاطئ في مكة

A Sinner in Mecca.

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At a glance

Identifiers
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Review
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Sacred space and pilgrimageSexuality and gender diversityWorship and the pillars

Screening Room

Format
Documentary · Muslim history or life carries the story
Released
2015 CE · 1436 AH†
Countries
US
Languages
en (original)
Approach
documentary
Depiction of sacred figures
The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable

Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.

Overview

A documentary by Parvez Sharma, a gay Muslim, recording his hajj to Mecca and his struggle between his faith and his identity. 1 2

People and things also explored

The earth made a place of prayer and purity· Al-Aqiq: the valley as a place of ihram and the carnelian stone in law (aqiq)· Hady (animal offered to the Sacred Precinct)· Rulings on the hajj· Hatma' (a sacrificial animal with its front teeth gone: its fitness)· Ihram (the state of consecration for hajj or umra)· Ihsar (being prevented from completing the rite)· The Kaaba and prayer toward it (kaʿba)

Sources

  1. Wikidata
  2. IMDb
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islam.museum contributors. “A Sinner in Mecca”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/sinner-mecca-2015/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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The earth made a place of prayer and purity

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