Truth is on the side of the oppressed.
The hajj is one of the five essential practices of Islam; when they make the pilgrimage to Mecca, Muslims ritually act out the central principles of their faith.
I sent my father to Mecca for Hajj with my first paycheck
Allah set Hajj for the consolidation and reinforcement of the religion.
If you're not ready to die for it, put the word 'freedom' out of your vocabulary.
There is no doubt in the sanctity of Mecca, but a donkey won't become a Hajj pilgrim by just going through the motions.