The failure to meet which of the five obligations of Islam most closely represents the sense of failure and incompletion that haunts the crystal merchant?

Answer choices for the above question

A. Charity toward the impoverished

B. Exclusive belief in Allah

C. Pilgrimage to the Holy City of Mecca

D. Ritual prayer five times a day

The correct answer is C. Pilgrimage to the Holy City of Mecca.