Musings: Heavenly Target

HAVING just got back from umroh, or the mini haj, recently, I was struck by how numbers and set targets play a big part in what are supposedly religious undertakings. For a start there is the notion that a mini haj performed during the fasting month of Ramadan yields more points on their religious scoreboard than on normal days, so more pilgrims make the journey in this holy month than at any other time simply to take