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Hajj pilgrims arrive near Mecca ahead of Arafah Day

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 60 words
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Hajj pilgrims arrive near Mecca ahead of Arafah Day Hajj pilgrims arrive near Mecca ahead of Arafah Day Muslim pilgrims have begun arriving in Mina, near Mecca, ahead of the start of Arafah Day during the annual Hajj pilgrimage.

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What happened

Hajj pilgrims arrive near Mecca ahead of Arafah Day Hajj pilgrims arrive near Mecca ahead of Arafah Day Muslim pilgrims have begun arriving in Mina, near Mecca, ahead of the start of Arafah Day during the annual Hajj pilgrimage.

Why it matters

Pilgrims described feelings of peace and gratitude as they prepared for one of Islam’s holiest rituals.

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: Muslim pilgrims have begun arriving in Mina, near Mecca, ahead of the start of Arafah Day during the annual Hajj pilgrimage.

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“Muslim pilgrims have begun arriving in Mina, near Mecca, ahead of the start of Arafah Day during the annual Hajj pilgrimage.”
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The claim describes the standard sequence of the Hajj pilgrimage. Wikipedia confirms that the Day of Arafah is the second day of Hajj and that pilgrims move from Mina to Arafat at dawn on that day, which necessitates arriving in Mina beforehand. Additionally, a recent web search result explicitly reports that pilgrims have begun arriving in Mina ahead of Arafah Day.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Day of Arafah (Arabic: يوم عرفة, romanized: Yawm ʿArafah) is an Islamic holiday that falls on the ninth day of Dhu al-Hijjah of the lunar Islamic calendar. It is the second day of the Hajj pilgrim…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_Arafah
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dhu'l-Hijja (Arabic: ‏ذُو ٱلْحِجَّة‎, romanized: Ḏū l-Ḥijja IPA: [ðu‿l.ħid͡ʒːa]) is the twelfth and final month in the Islamic calendar. Being one of the four sacred months during which war is forbidd…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhu'l-Hijja
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Great Mecca Feast (Dutch: Het Groote Mekka-Feest) is a 1928 silent documentary film by George Krugers. Divided into four acts, it opens with a group of Muslim men from the Dutch East Indies (moder…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Mecca_Feast
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