Hajj pilgrims gather at Mount Arafat under scorching desert sun
Key takeaways
- Temperatures near 44C test worshippers’ endurance as the annual pilgrimage unfolds under the shadow of war.
- xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Muslim pilgrims pray on Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, during the pinnacle of the Hajj pilgrimage.
- From daybreak on Tuesday, thousands of white-robed worshippers recited Quranic verses on the 70-metre (230-foot) rocky hill near Mecca, where the Prophet Muhammad is believed to have delivered his final sermon.
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Temperatures near 44C test worshippers’ endurance as the annual pilgrimage unfolds under the shadow of war.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Muslim pilgrims pray on Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, during the pinnacle of the Hajj pilgrimage. [Zain Jaafar/AFP]By AFPPublished On 26 May 202626 May 2026Huge numbers of Muslims prayed on Mount Arafat at the most important ritual of the Hajj pilgrimage, as a punishing desert sun sent temperatures soaring towards 40 degrees Celsius.
From daybreak on Tuesday, thousands of white-robed worshippers recited Quranic verses on the 70-metre (230-foot) rocky hill near Mecca, where the Prophet Muhammad is believed to have delivered his final sermon.