Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims on Sunday flocked to Jamarat Al-Aqaba in Mina to perform the “stoning of the devil” Hajj ritual, as Muslims all over the world celebrate four-day Eid Al-Adha holiday.
Pilgrims dress in white garments, which are meant to signify unity regardless of social status or nationality. After the ritual, they will sacrifice animals to mark the beginning of the Eid Al-Adha.
The ritual is a recreation of the Prophet Abraham’s stoning of the devil after he tried to persuade Abraham to disobey God’s order to sacrifice his son, Ismael.
Saudi security forces at the site are managing the flow of the more than 2 million pilgrims, to ensure that congestion is kept to a minimum, Saudi media reported.
It was in 2015 when hundreds of pilgrims died in a stampede at Mina – it was the deadliest incident to occur in the last 25 years of the pilgrimage.
Source: Agencies
