Day of Arafah – On the second day of the Hajj, pilgrims arrive early at the plains of Arafah, about 15km (9 miles) from Mina. They spend the afternoon in wuquf (standing) from midday to sunset ...

Pilgrims threw stones at Jamarat Al-Aqaba a day after standing on Mount Arafat, the most important ritual of Hajj Fekry Abdeen, Ikram Kouachi | 06.06.2025 - Update : 06.06.2025 ...

It’s the fifth pillar of Islam, a required spiritual pilgrimage for more than a billion Muslims around the world. But hajj – a five-day journey to Mecca, Saudi Arabia – is not viewed as a ...

Muslim pilgrims rest in Muzdalifah, on the second day of the annual hajj pilgrimage, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Saturday, June 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) ...

About 1.6 million pilgrims have gathered in and around Mecca, Islam's holiest city, for this year's hajj, which all Muslims with the means must complete at least once. Outside the Jamarat barbershop, ...

Muslim Hajj Pilgrims Ascend Mount Arafat for Day of Worship This year, more than 1.8 million people from more than 160 countries came to Saudi Arabia to perform the hajj ...

Saudi officials have said they expect the number of pilgrims this year to exceed 2023, when more than 1.8 million people performed Hajj, approaching pre-pandemic levels. In 2019, more than 2.4 ...

Saudi officials have said they expect the number of pilgrims this year to exceed those in 2023, when more than 1.8 million people performed Hajj, approaching pre-pandemic levels.