Millions of pilgrims flock to Upper Arafat
About a million pilgrims continue to flock to the pure level of Arafat since the morning to perform the greatest pillar of the pilgrimage, which is standing in Arafat, where, before the noon call to prayer, they listen to “Arafat’s sermon” at the Namira Mosque, which is delivered today by His Excellency Sheikh Dr. Muhammad Al-Issa, member of the Council of Senior Scholars in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Secretary-General After the sermon ends, the pilgrims perform the Zuhr and Asr prayers, both together and short.
The pilgrims stand at Arafat - which is the greatest pillar of the pilgrimage - humbly and humbly praying to God, making recitation, remembrance and reading the Qur'an until sunset on the day of Arafat.
After sunset today, the pilgrims go to Musha’ar Muzdalifah to perform the Maghrib and Isha prayers combined and short, and stay overnight in Muzdalifah and collect pebbles to throw the Great Jamarat of Aqaba, then go with the sunrise of tomorrow, the tenth of Dhu al-Hijjah, the Day of Sacrifice, to the Sacred House to perform the Tawaf al-Ifadah - the third pillar of the Hajj.
Despite the continuation of the global pandemic, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia succeeded in increasing the number of pilgrims to one million pilgrims, returning to the pilgrimage scene two years ago, when Mount Arafat was buzzing with the voices and prayers of pilgrims.
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