Sa’y

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The second floor of the sa’y; this is the Marwa end.

Makkah – Tawaf

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The Ka’aba, at last, to perform 7 tawaf, followed by 2 raka behind the Maqam Ibrahim and then Sa’y.

Jamarat to Makkah

Hajj trains

The hajj trains operate between Arafat which is one end of the line through Muzdalifah, Mina and end at the Jamarat.

Jamarat in tashreeq

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The days of tashreeq come after eid and the jamarat are all stoned on 2 or 3 consecutive days. 21 stones are collected on each of those days and 7 are used to stone each of the 3 jamarat from smallest to largest.

Today we took the train and went to level 4 of the jamarat and it was considerably less busy. I was able to get close to the jamarat and throw the pebbles with ease.

Al Khaif Masjid

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Al Khaif Mosque in Mina close to the Jamarat. It is 25,000 square meters in area and can accommodate 25,000 pilgrims.

Multi level jamarat

Here you can see the multi levels of the jamarat almost like a multi-story carpark.

Hajj – Jamarat al kubra

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Jamarat al kubra (the largest jamarat) now with 4 or 5 levels and each jamarat is extended into an oval shape.

Still very busy though and hard for children, old and weak people!

Hajj – road to jamarat

Sea of people proceeding to the jamarat.

Hajj -Muzdalifah

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After spending the day supplicating at Arafah, the hajjis move on to Muzdalifah after sunset where they pray Maghrib and Isha prayers together, shortened (qasr).

The hajjis remain at muzdalifah until fajr although women and children can return to the camps at Mina from midnight.

Muzdalifah is a small area and very chaotic and busy!