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Water misting systems were being used near Arafat Mount in Saudi Arabia to relieve pilgrims from the soaring heat which has coincided with this year's Hajj pilgrimage. Around Al-Rahma hill, tall water-misting columns were spraying water on pilgrims who gathered at Mount Arafat as part of the Hajj rituals for day-long worship and reflection. “We consume lot of cold water, …

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Muslim pilgrims converge at Mount Arafat for daylong worship as Hajj reaches its peak

MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia — Following the footsteps of prophets beneath a burning sun, more than 1.83 million Muslims from around the world congregated Saturday at a sacred hill in Saudi Arabia for worship and reflection amid a sweltering heat. Muslim pilgrims rest at the Mina tent camp during the annual Hajj pilgrimage, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi …

Muslim pilgrims converge on Mount Arafat for holiest day of Hajj

Muslims from around the world have converged on a sacred hill near Mecca in Saudi Arabia for the holiest day of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. The ritual at Mount Arafat, known as the hill of mercy, is often the most memorable for pilgrims, who stand shoulder to shoulder, feet to feet, asking God for mercy, blessings, prosperity and good health. …

‘The Hajj is not Mecca': Why prayers at Mount Arafat are the spiritual peak of Islamic pilgrimage

ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia — They came in the dark of night, in the thousands, to clamber up the rocky hill called Mount Arafat. Arafat is mentioned in the Quran and it is where the Prophet Muhammad is said to have given his last sermon on his final Hajj. “The Hajj is Arafat,” he said, repeating one of the prophet’s sayings …

Muslim pilgrims offer prayers of repentance at Mount Arafat as hajj reaches climax

Muslims believe prayer on this day at Mount Arafat, about 20 kilometres east of the holy city of Mecca, is their best chance at salvation and spiritual renewal Mount Arafat, Saudi Arabia: Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims from around the world raised their hands to heaven and offered prayers of repentance on the sacred hill of Mount Arafat in …

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