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Over 1.7 million pilgrims gathered before dawn on Wednesday in Mina to perform the symbolic rite of throwing stones at the pillar representing the devil, marking the start of Eid al-Adha. This happened after they spent the night in Muzdalifah, one of the most important stages of the Hajj.<\/p>\n
After staying in Arafat, the pilgrims collected small stones in Muzdalifah for the rite of throwing “Jhemret al-Aqaba”, the largest of the three pillars that symbolize Satan.<\/p>\n
The movement of millions of believers from Arafat to Muzdalifah and then to Mina took place under extensive measures. safety, health and transport. Saudi authorities set up water sprinklers along the roads to ease the high desert temperatures.<\/p>\n
In Muzdalifah, pilgrims spent the night praying and reciting the Koran, before leaving at dawn for Mina for the first rite of stoning on the third day of the hajj, known as the Day of Sacrifice.<\/p>\n
After this ritual, the pilgrims perform the slaughter. of the sacrifice and shave or cut their hair, marking the partial departure from the state of ihram. Afterwards, many of them go to the Holy Kaaba in Mecca to perform the Tawaf and Sayyid.<\/p>\n
A day earlier, millions of pilgrims gathered on the Arafat plain, the spiritual pinnacle of the Hajj, where they prayed and listened to the traditional Hajj sermon at the Nemira Mosque.<\/p>\n
According to Saudi authorities, 1,707,301 pilgrims are performing the Hajj this year, a increase of 2.04 percent compared to last year. Of them, over 1.5 million have come from outside Saudi Arabia, while about 160 thousand are residents and residents of the country.<\/p>\n
More than 441 thousand security, health and other service workers have been committed to the success of the hajj, who are supervising the movement and safety of the pilgrims during the remaining days of the hajj. \/message<\/p>\n
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