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Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler

Host Bruce Feiler continues his journey to sacred sites cherished by millions, with visits to Jerusalem and Hajj. Tuesday beginning at 8 p.m. on PBS 6.

8 p.m.
Jerusalem

Whether walking with Christian pilgrims on the Jesus Trail, celebrating Sukkot with American Jews in Jerusalem or exploring the past with scholars of the three faiths – Judaism, Christianity and Islam – who share Jerusalem, Bruce reveals a land where religious and historical divisions have made it the most contentious place on earth.


9 p.m.
Hajj

As the pilgrims visit sites in Medina associated with the life of the Prophet Muhammad, Bruce enlists the help of a historian and an eminent American Muslim scholar to explore the origins of the religion and its iconic pilgrimage. In 622CE Muhammad fled his birthplace of Mecca after persecution by its pagan rulers who objected to him preaching a new monotheism. Muhammad and a small group of followers settled in Medina. Within ten years Islam was the dominant religion of Arabia and Muhammad returned to Mecca in triumph to clear idols from the holy sites and teach his followers the different stages of the Hajj pilgrimage.

Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler, Tuesday beginning at 8 p.m. on PBS 6.



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