Muslims mark Eid and final days of hajj in Saudi Arabia

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Close to 2.5 million pilgrims take part in a symbolic stoning of the devil in the final days of the hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as Muslims around the world marked the start of the Eid al-Adha celebrations.

Muslim pilgrims pray after they cast stones at a pillar symbolizing the stoning of Satan, in a ritual called "Jamarat," the last rite of the annual hajj, on the first day of Eid al-Adha, in Mina near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019. The hajj is required of all Muslims to perform once in their lifetime if they are financially and physically able.

The five-day hajj pilgrimage is required of all Muslims once in their lifetime, if they are financially and physically able to make the journey. The hajj is one of the largest religious gatherings on earth and a massive logistical challenge for the Saudi government to oversee each year. The kingdom provides pilgrims with health care and buses for transportation, as well as meals, snacks and water along the routes of hajj.

While following a route the Prophet Muhammad once walked, Muslims trace the rites of hajj back to the prophets Ibrahim and Ismail, or Abraham and Ishmael as they are named in the Bible.

 

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What would the people do to one like me if I entered the Forbidden City to throw rocks at the devil in good faith, I wonder?

Nothing says Religion of Peace like Stoning the Devil.

Yeah that usually works

And a bunch of them actually atone those they think are the devil - women, gays, Jews ...

It seems to be working really well. NOT!!!!!

The devil is obviously immune to stoning given the number of times he has been stoned!

Now I know why they throw stone at security personnel in Kashmir and Israel

Not true

What are they doing, throwing rocks at each other?

the problem with humanity, the belief in the supernatural and the insane dogma that goes along with it, disgusting

Lets hope noone gets hurt. Usually the 'stoning the devil' ritual causes several.

They stone women also. They bury them up to their necks and the wholevillage gathers around and throw small to medium size rocks at her head until she’s dead.

Oh! You mean THAT kind of getting stoned!

All this years that millions of people have be stoning the devil for this particular place, the guy have never gotten headache for once.....and he still operate normal especially in Country with muslim population don’t they think it's time they change where they are stoning ?

Yes that's nice.

See how difficult is it to stone out the devil finally - we have two more devils in this world : one ruling the Occupied Palestine and the other ruling the Occupied Kashmir!

Muslims kicking it! 😃😄😆😊😊😎🤗🙃

Why post this? No one cares.

Yup. That works every time.

I bet many of them imagined throwing those stones at Modi

No they don’t stone the devil you wrong

mantap

Mankind should overcome it's tendencies that's the winning over it needs this shouldn't be understood in absolute...

Injustice and brutality of evil regimes are real devil which people face!

Jesus is the Way the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father unless it’s through Jesus!

at least they are not stoning a woman who had the audacity to be raped by a married man,,

It's all made up. Why do they believe such fairy tales?

I don't think I'd go that far

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