One of the five pillars of Islam, Hajj, is a religious obligation involving rituals and rituals, which should be fulfilled if each Muslim is able to do financial means and is able to do it physically.
More than 1.5 million foreign pilgrims have come to Saudi Arabia Hajj this year, According to a government spokesman on Wednesday. Hajj Ministry spokesman Ghasan al-Nuvaimi provided an estimated number to foreigners on this year’s pilgrimage, although he has not specified how many domestic pilgrims are participating. Last year, there were 1,611,310 pilgrims from outside the country.
On Wednesday, the worshipers were flowing to Arafat, some walked on foot and carrying their luggage at temperatures of 40 degrees (104 Fahrenheit).
According to the prophet’s traditional words, Arafat’s day is the most sacred day of the year, when God is close to the loyalists and forgive their sins.
Mount Arafat, the southeastern Rocky hill of Mecca, has immense significance in Islam. Arafat is mentioned in the Qur’an and is said to have given his last sermon in his final Hajj.
Pilgrims remain in Arafat, in prayer and reflection, after midnight after midnight.
After sunset, they go to Muzdalifa, halfway between Arafat and the elaborate mina, where they collect pebbles so that they can handle the symbolic “devil stone.”
Saudi Arabia has spent millions of dollars for crowds control and safety measures, but the entire amount of participants is challenging. In recent years, most of the problems are high temperatures.
Earlier this week, Health Minister Fahad bin Abdulrahman al-Jalazel said, “10,000 trees have been planted to give more shade, hospital bed capacity has increased and the number of half-hearted is three times.”
Officials have demanded that the pilgrims be inside their tents when the sun is tough at 10 am (07:00 GMT) and 4pm (13:00 GMT). To combat heat, fans spraying the ice and providing cold air are placed at the base of the mountain.
