Muslim Pilgrims Gather in Arafat on Crucial Day of Hajj

Muslim pilgrims from around the world ascended the Mount Arafat on Tuesday to offer their prayers and supplications on the most significant day of the Hajj pilgrimage. Worshippers crowded the rocky rise and surrounding area from before dawn on Tuesday and when the sun appeared, it revealed vast numbers of white-robed worshippers thronging the sacred site. So far, more than 1.8 million pilgrims from around the world have gathered in and around ...

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