If only Muslims are allowed in Mecca, how can they “check” to “verify” what religion you are? How do you “prove” that you are Muslim?

Question

How can they “prove” that you are not Muslim if you say you are?

This is an honest question. I’m not Muslim but if I just went out today and picked up a Quran and read a couple pages and said “yeah I’m Muslim now” and then declared that I was Muslim to anyone who asked, would that make me Muslim and therefore allowed to enter Mecca?

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Answer 1

https://www.vox.com/2016/9/12/12814258/hajj-2018-islamic-pilgrimage-mecca-what-is-explained

> For a Western Muslim convert to be allowed to go on hajj, he or she must present documentation from an imam (Muslim religious leader). The imam must testify in writing that he knows the person in question and that the person is a true convert.