MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA - JUNE 15: Prospective pilgrims continue their worship to fulfill the Hajj pilgrimage as they take part in the stoning of the devil at Jamrat al-Aqaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on June 15, 2024. Prior to the stoning, pilgrims collect pebbles on the plain of Muzdalifah in preparation for the rite. ( Issam Rimawi - Anadolu Agency )
Muslims on the Hajj pilgrimage are performing the symbolic stoning of the devil ritual, known as Rami al-Jamarat, on the outskirts of Makkah on the second day of Eid al-Adha and the first day of the three-day Tashreeq ritual.
The Mina rituals commemorate Prophet Ibraham’s (as) stoning of Satan, who appeared three times to tempt the prophet.
Pilgrims throw small pebbles at the three pillars for three days beginning on Monday, symbolising the devil.
According to Islamic rituals, each pilgrim will throw seven pebbles on each of the three Tashreeq days.
The Hajj season began on Friday, the Day of Tarwiyah. On Saturday, pilgrims stood at Arafat, the greatest pillar of Hajj, and then spent the night in Muzdalifah, as the rituals continue for six days.
MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA – JUNE 15: Prospective pilgrims visit the Mount Arafat (Mountain of Mercy) as Muslims from all over the world continue their worship to fulfill the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on June 15, 2024. As a part of the Hajj, pilgrims in Mecca continue their spiritual journey by visiting the significant site of Jabal al-Rahmah (the Mount of Mercy). This site holds great historical and religious importance as it is believed to be the place where Prophet Adam and Eve met on Earth and where their first repentance was accepted. ( Issam Rimawi – Anadolu Agency )
MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA – JUNE 15: Prospective pilgrims move to Muzdalifah as they leave Mount Arafat as Muslims continue their worship to fulfill the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on June 15, 2024. ( Issam Rimawi – Anadolu Agency )
Meanwhile, Jordan announced on Sunday that the death toll of its citizens during this season’s Hajj rituals had risen to 14, with 17 others reported missing.
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The Jordanian Foreign Ministry added that they are coordinating with the relevant Saudi authorities to expedite the burial procedures for the deceased pilgrims and arrange the transportation for bodies of those whose families wish them to be returned to Jordan.
They are also actively involved in the search for the 17 missing pilgrims.
On Saturday, the Jordanian Foreign Ministry announced that six pilgrims had died from sunstroke. However, the causes of the additional deaths reported on Sunday have not yet been determined.
Hajj is one of Islam’s five pillars, and all Muslims are required to perform the Hajj ritual at least once in their lives if they are physically and financially able to perform it.
MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA – JUNE 16: Prospective pilgrims shave their head in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on June 16, 2024. After they shaved head they change out of the pilgrim’s “ihram,” the clothes worn specifically for Hajj to symbolize a state of purity and renunciation of materialism, and to nullify differences of wealth and status. ( Issam Rimawi – Anadolu Agency )MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA – JUNE 16: Prospective pilgrims fulfill the Tawah (circling the Kaaba seven times) and Sa’i (running back and forth between the hills of al-Safa and al-Marwa) following the representative observance of the stoning of the devil in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on June 16, 2024. ( Lokman Akkaya – Anadolu Agency )
