One Last Landing On The Globe That Gave Us Birth

Following the Despoilment of Earth during the War of the Seven Systems (or the War for All Humanity, as it is called by the government of the Human State) the interstellar Muslim community were cut off from their holy sites, and undertaking the Hajj was no longer viable for anyone unwilling to spend weeks on a hostile, lifeless planet. Undeterred, a group of Muslim military, government, business, and cultural leaders collected donations from throughout the stars to fund the creation of a space station in orbit of Earth that would host a new Hajj.

As time went on, many non-Muslims joined in with the Hajj to Earth in order to view humanity's homeworld, rather than to participate in the religious observances. The Human State, pursuing the goals of their Homist ideology, took advantage of this and turned the Hajj into a secular celebration of human history, and an opportunity to dispense propaganda to their citizens. The modern Hajj is very different from its ancient counterpart, and the actions of the Human State have drawn the ire of other states as well as Muslims and social justice activists within humanity itself.