With sunset today, Saturday, the pilgrims of the Sacred House of God began to depart for Muzdalifah, after performing the greatest pillar of Hajj, standing at the level of Arafat, praying to God Almighty with supplication and asking for mercy and forgiveness.
Waves of pilgrims overflow from Arafat to Muzdalifah With sunset on the ninth of Dhul-Hijjah, they pray the Maghrib and Isha’ prayers together, spend the night and collect the Jamarat before heading at dawn on the tenth of Dhul-Hijjah (the day of Eid al-Adha) to Hairy MonaWhere they stone Jamarat al-Aqaba, slaughter a sacrificial animal, shave their heads after exiting ihram, and circumambulate the Kaaba Tawaf al-Ifadah.
The Saudi General Authority for Statistics announced today, Saturday, that the total number of pilgrims this year reached 1,833,164 pilgrims, including 1,611,310 pilgrims who came from outside Saudi Arabia through various ports.
The authority explained that the percentage of pilgrims coming from Arab countries was 22.3%, while the percentage of non-Arab pilgrims from Asian countries was 63.3%, and from African countries was 11.3%, while the percentage of pilgrims from other countries was 3.2%.
A season comes Pilgrimage This year, in light of the increase in official warnings regarding the weather conditions, the Ministry of Health confirmed that high temperatures are considered one of the biggest challenges for this year’s Hajj.
Standing in Arafat
The official Saudi Al-Ekhbariya channel broadcast aerial scenes through its account on the
Pilgrims flocked to Nimra Mosque in Upper Arafat to listen to the sermon delivered by the imam and preacher of the Grand Mosque, Sheikh Maher Al-Muaiqly, in which he urged sincerity in worship to God, and emphasized the importance of unity among Muslims and the rejection of discord and division.
Al-Muaiqli prayed for the people of Palestine, stressing that they are in the harm of an enemy who is shedding blood and preventing the necessities they need, saying, “Pray for our brothers in Palestine who have been harmed and have suffered from the harm of their enemy, who has shed blood, caused corruption in the country, and prevented from receiving what they need.”
The convoys of the guests of God to Arafat were accompanied by direct security follow-up, carried out by members of the various security sectors that surrounded the vehicle roads and pedestrian paths, to organize them according to the plans of escalating and dispatching the pilgrims, in addition to guiding them and ensuring the necessary safety for them.
Traffic movement was characterized by smoothness during the pilgrims’ ascension to Arafat’s shrine, according to official Saudi media sources.
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