PHOTO: Piligrims climb Arafat

31.08.2017 - 12:09 #Hajj, #Photos
According to Islam, in that place Muhammad voiced his last sermon

This year roughly 2 million people went to Mount Arafat, performing Hajj.

According to Islam, in that place Muhammad voiced his last sermon. And the standing on Mount Arafat is the culmination of Hajj. After standing which lasts until sunset, follows the rite of beating Satan with stones in the valley of Mina.

In Muslim mythology, at Mount Arafat, Adam and Havva, exiled from paradise, met and recognized each other.

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Source: GulfNews

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