south of the Ka’bah. This act is to try and recreate the footsteps of Hajar, the wife of Prophet Ibrahim, during her desperate search for life giving food and water for her young son Ismail. This happened after they were left in the desert by Prophet Ibrahim, in response to a vision that he had received at an earlier time.After performing the acts of Sa’ey, about 2 million pilgrims will travel to the city of Mina, which is a desert location approximately three miles from Makkah where the Hajj rituals began. The pilgrims will set up camp and stay overnight. Here they will pray the Fajr prayer and depart after sunrise on the 9th of Thul-Hijjah. Upon leaving the pilgrims chant “O Allah! To thee I turn to approach thy Bounteous Countenance. Let my sins be forgiven and the Hajj be acceptable, and have mercy on me. Allow me not to be disappointed, for thou haste power over all things”.From Mina the pilgrims will travel to Arafat, which is about nine miles from Makkah. Many of the pilgrims will stay on the Mount of Rahmah (Mountain of Mercy), while others will stay within the boundaries of Arafat. After settling down in their tents, the pilgrims must offer the Zuhur and Ars prayers. They will stay in Arafat until sunset, from there the will travel to the city of Muzdalifah.When arriving in Muzadlifah the pilgrims offer Maghrib and Isha prayers. After praying they will walk to the nearby hills and collect about 70 pea-size pebbles for throwing at a later time. The pilgrims stay under the open sky in Muzdalifah, and only women, elderly and the weak can leave after midnight. Before sunrise, they will leave to return to Mina on the 10th of Thul-hajjah.Once in Mina, the pilgrims must stone the Jamrat al-Kubra, which symbolizes the devil. The throwing of the seven pebbles at the pillar represents Abraham throwing stones at Satan when he tried to get Abraham not to sacrifice his son. When their last stone is th...
