The first 100 years of Islamic mosques faced Petra in Jordan, not Mecca in Saudi Arabia

 This American fellow makes the case very well:

https://youtu.be/JOWFPTzK7D4

This rings true to me. Not least because I would not be surprised if Abraham himself lived in Petra itself. And the Koran mentions Becca (weeping/Petra) as the home of actual Abraham. Archeologists were even able to dig up 470 catapult stones referred to in some old writings. 

As a newly converted Muslim who immediately read the Koran and became a Muslim the moment my brother passed away four and a half years ago. (Admittedly I cheat during the fasting month by drinking coffee during the daytime and sometimes I eat non halal meat etc), I now realise there is absolutely no need for me to go to Saudi Arabia for haj at all, but simply to Petra (in Jordan) for haj. Although I suppose there are still fixed times for that although I think there are also dispensations for not timing haj correctly so I'll check that.

I mentioned the bin Ladens in a recent post. Most people don't realise that Osama bin Laden's father was a very important construction magnate in Saudi Arabia, very close to the King there at the time of constructing the new haj complex. Prior to Osama bin Laden's father overseeing the construction of the new haj complex, thousands and thousands of Muslims were really performing haj in extremely sub standard conditions, bin Laden senior with money from the King of Saudi Arabia fixed this problem and streamlined the area. As a Muslim I thought I'd be going to that new complex one day, but actually, like the Rosicrucian AMORC scholars I followed closely as a kid, some of whom actually travelled to Petra for historical/archeological reasons, I guess I'll be going to Jordan for Haj and not Mecca at all. Maybe I'll have to start writing letters to authorities in Jordan about it.

This doesn't affect my vision of Judaism. You know I was on the bus to the wailing Wall in Jerusalem circa April 2002 during an Intifada right? I was warmly received by American Jews all around there. You know Jewish guys watch porn movies backwards because they love it when the hooker pays the money back, just sayin' is all.

Documentary on Petra:

https://youtu.be/6xQaEZbVras