Ending the first day of stoning, the pilgrims celebrate Eid Al-Adha
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Hashim Sheikh
- . July 10, 2022
- . Update: July 10, 2022 8:32 pm
Saudi arabia–Hajj pilgrims started arriving at Makkah’s Grand Mosque early on Saturday morning to celebrate Tawaf Al-Ifadha, or Eid Al-Adha. Prior to that, they had shaved their heads, slaughtered animals, and stoned the Jamarat Al-Aqaba in honour of Eid-Al-Adha on the 10th day of Dul Hijjah. In a ritual representing the stoning of the devil, the pilgrims individually flung seven pebbles at the Jamarat Al-Aqaba wall.
For the benefit of pilgrims, Hajj authorities such as the emergency services of the Presidency of State Security, health professionals, civil defence, and Saudi Red Crescent Society teams are all present, as well as officials and volunteers from various government agencies.
According to the General Authority for Statistics, security services are also available to guarantee that traffic is kept to a minimum and to control the flow of the roughly 899,353 pilgrims that are at the holy sites to attend this year’s Hajj.
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According to the General Authority for Statistics, security services are also available to guarantee that traffic is kept to a minimum and to control the flow of the roughly 899,353 pilgrims that are at the holy sites to attend this year’s Hajj.
As the pilgrims were transported in groups to the stoning area in accordance with predetermined plans, the flow of people towards the Jamarat Bridge and the surrounding region was safe. The arrangements also guarantee the pilgrims secure and adaptable movement during their journey. On the first day of the stoning, all the pilgrims had spent the previous night sleeping in their tents in Mina.
Hisham Saeed, the spokesperson for Hajj and Umrah, stated in a press conference on Friday that all of the plans for the occasion had been made in advance with the assistance of all pertinent authorities, and that his ministry is adhering to schedules with precise times to ensure the smooth movement of crowds throughout the various stages, starting with the day of Tarwiyah in Mina, moving on to Arafat and Muzdalifah before transporting them back to Mina for the stoning
