#Latest news with #MinaValleyArab News4 days agoLifestyleArab NewsHajj 2025: Muslims ‘stone the devil' as pilgrimage nears endMore than 1.6 million Muslims were performing the last major ritual of the Hajj – the 'stoning of the devil' – on Friday, throwing seven stones at each of three concrete walls symbolizing the devil in the Mina valley, on the outskirts of the holy city of Makkah. The ritual commemorates Abraham's stoning of the devil at the three spots where it is said Satan tried to dissuade him from obeying God's order to sacrifice his son. CLICK: For our coverage of this year's Hajj
Arab News4 days agoLifestyleArab NewsHajj 2025: Muslims ‘stone the devil' as pilgrimage nears endMore than 1.6 million Muslims were performing the last major ritual of the Hajj – the 'stoning of the devil' – on Friday, throwing seven stones at each of three concrete walls symbolizing the devil in the Mina valley, on the outskirts of the holy city of Makkah. The ritual commemorates Abraham's stoning of the devil at the three spots where it is said Satan tried to dissuade him from obeying God's order to sacrifice his son. CLICK: For our coverage of this year's Hajj