Thousands of Muslim pilgrims climbed up the rocks on Thursday and sat between the boulders as they headed towards the day of worship in the hot sun in Saudi Arabia.
They bravely surfaced and uneven surfaces, and they scaled the Arafat Mountains for a key ritual of the annual Islamic pilgrimage.
They were praying, smartphones and hearts with their arms wide open as large fans sprayed fine water during long worship to cool them. The pilgrims must stay in Arafat until sunset. The temperature exceeds 40C.
Away from worship, there is an ice cream kiosk nearby that provides some relief.
Salem Naji Ahmed from Yemen traveled to neighboring Saudi Arabia for four days because he couldn't afford the flight.
“These sacred feelings are the most luxurious and best things in Arafat,” he told the Associated Press. “We are from Yemen, four days and nights. It's tiring, but we come to please Allah and fulfill one of his obligations in the holy land and the best areas on the planet.”
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Rocky Mountain has great significance in Islam. Arafat is mentioned in the Qur’an, and the prophet Muhammad is said to have given his last sermon on his last one.
According to traditional prophets, the days of Arafat are the holiest day of the year when God approaches faithful people and forgives their sins.
Ibrahim Mahmoud from Egypt said that heat affects the elderly. “Old pilgrims become tired due to the high temperature. Some people do not go out due to the high temperature and cannot walk long distances.”
The Ministry of Health said Thursday that there was a 90% reduction in calorie cases compared to last year, when more than 1,300 people died in the hot temperatures of the Holy Land.
The Chingj is one of the five pillars of Islam, a religious obligation involving rituals and worship, and every Muslim has money and physical ability. Saudi authorities have not disclosed the total number of pilgrims in North Korea this year.
They said earlier that more than 1.5 million foreigners participated. Last year, there were 1,611,310 pilgrims outside the country.
