Can a Christian please explain to me why god would do this to a place of pilgrimage?

To get rid of the tat shops.

because in his divine benevolence, he likes to award atheists with an opportunity to rub their hands with glee.

to catch a lot of them in one place.

because it doesnt rain much at the Kaaba?

Can a Christian please explain to me why god would do this to a place of pilgrimage?

Well a Catholic would be better placed than any old Christian.

To get rid of the tat shops.

Yep – it would be a fine place without them, as it is the centre is an unappealing place.

Well this wins the award for most obvious troll of the week.

It’s all about testing the faith of Christians isn’t it?

Sorry, I couldn’t be bothered to make it a less obvious troll.
Although I am genuinely interested in how a follower rationalises such events.

Mass baptism? Bulk healing?

i’m pretty sure the vast majority of christians don’t believe their god controls the weather.

You know how you have fire drills and the like to test procedures etc?

Well this is a bit like that, ark readiness tests probably

It’s all fictitious…… There is no god 😉