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去沙特阿拉伯不久,我从报纸上看到一则介绍瑞士某手表公司新产品“指麦加针手表”的广告。后来,我在钟表店里见到了这种为沙特人特制的手表。它既可计时,又能定时提醒戴手表的穆斯林按时祈祷,而最重要的功能是能为世界11亿穆斯林指明祷告的规定方向——伊斯兰圣城麦加。本来,一些在野外工作的沙特人和穆斯林劳工常常为弄不清准确的祈祷方向十分苦恼,现在看来,这种因找不准方向的祷告可以避免了。钟表店老板告诉我,这表款式新颖,设计独具匠心,很受沙特人的青睐。据他估计,此表能很快在伊斯兰世界打开销路。经了解,沙特人对瑞士人想他们之所想、提供这般绝妙的新产品大为感激。有些沙特阔佬说,买一只放在口袋里提醒做祷告,
Shortly after I went to Saudi Arabia, I saw in the newspaper an advertisement introducing a watch company in Switzerland that referred to the Mecca pin watch. Later, I saw in the watch shop for this Saudi special watch. It can be timed, but also regularly reminded the wearing of Muslims on time prayer, and the most important function is to provide direction for the world’s 1.1 billion Muslims to specify the direction - the holy city of Mecca. Originally, some Saudis and Muslim laborers who were working in the field were often distressed by the inability to find accurate directions for prayer. It seems that such prayers, which can not be found in the right direction, can be avoided. Watch shop owner told me that this table is fashionable and unique design, very popular with Saudi people of all ages. According to his estimation, this form can be quickly opened up in the Islamic world. It is understood that the Saudis were grateful to the Swiss for thinking that they wanted to offer such a wonderful new product. Some Saudis said they would buy a pray in their pockets,