Pilgrims pray on Mount Arafat in Hajj climax
The Peninsula
Mount Arafat, Saudi Arabia: More than 1.5 million pilgrims braved extreme heat to reach Mount Arafat on Saturday for the high point of the annual hajj...
Mount Arafat, Saudi Arabia: More than 1.5 million pilgrims braved extreme heat to reach Mount Arafat on Saturday for the high point of the annual hajj pilgrimage, praying for hours.
Clad in white, worshippers began arriving at dawn for the most gruelling day of the annual rites, ascending the rocky, 70-metre (230-foot) hill where the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) is believed to have given his last sermon.
"This is the most important day," said 46-year-old Egyptian Mohammed Asser, who came prepared with a list of prayers. "I pray also for the Palestinians. May God help them."
This year's hajj is unfolding in the shadow of the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.
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