Pictures of Mecca trend on Twitter

Monday morning saw beautiful pictures from Mecca, trending on Twitter. The hashtag #MeccaLive has been trending on for a few days as tweeps in the region asked Snapchat to feature Mecca on its app on Monday. Snapchat, a video sharing chat application recently started a ‘live’ feauture, allowing users to contribute pictures and videos to a live stream, broadcasted worldwide.

Saudis asked Snapchat to host this live coverage on the 27th day of Ramadan (13 July this year) as it is believed to be one of the more blessed nights of the month.

Muslims consider Mecca the holiest place on earth. It is revered as a place where Prophet Muhammad was born and where he had his ‘first revelation’ of the Quran. Every year Muslims from all around the world flock the Saudi city to perform the Hajj pilgrimage.

@SarahAlgash: “#mecca_live @snapchatsupport please don’t let us down. Makkah deserves to be seen by the world.”

@MohamadAmeen_7: “Dear @snapchat we want to see #mecca_live on July 13 , more than 1.6 billion humans are waiting for this moment.”

@heekma: “Here you are... this is the place where we want #mecca_live to be all about on July 13th! @Snapchat #snapchat.”

@Gorgeous1Nano: “Can you imagine?! More than 2 million people in one day 13 of July It would be amazing #mecca_live.”

@RO_o7anh: “We want to see #mecca_live and also show the world.”

@NQahtani: “They say ‘New York never sleeps’, let’s show them #Mecca #mecca_live #Ramadan.”