قل و لا تقل ......... أكتب...و لا تكتب

[ibrahimsafi]

the word Mecca has no negative connotations and this is its meaning and etymology: 1823, from Arabic Makkah, sacred city of Islam, birthplace of Muhammad, which every Muslim must visit at least once. Origins have been proposed in Phoenician maqaq "ruined" or Arabic mahrab "sanctuary." Fig. sense of "any place one holds supremely sacred" (usually with lower-case m-) is from 1850.

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http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?...earchmode=none