The Turkish Presidency of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) concludes that visiting Kaaba in the metaverse will not be considered a ''real hajj' after a month-long discussion
Turkiye's Directorate of Religious Affairs says that although the metaverse visit of the Kaaba can be performed, it will"never be considered a real worship."
The Turkish Presidency of Religious Affairs has declared that visiting Kaaba in the metaverse will not be considered a ''real Hajj''. “This [Hajj on the metaverse] cannot happen,” Remzi Bircan, the director of Diyanet’s Department of Hajj and Umrah Services, said on February 1, according to“Believers can pay a visit to Kaaba on the metaverse, but it will never be considered a real worship,” he said while adding that “people’s feet should touch the ground.”The metaverse version of Kaaba became controversial among Muslims across the globe following Saudi Arabia's "Virtual Black Stone Initiative” event in December 2021.
Bircan compared the initiative to a virtual reality viewing of the Archeological Museum in Istanbul.
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