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Muslim pilgrims participate in stone-throwing ritual on third day of Hajj

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Muslim pilgrims participate in stone-throwing ritual on third day of Hajj Muslim pilgrims participate in stone-throwing ritual on third day of Hajj More than a million Muslim pilgrims are participating in the stone-throwing ritual on the third day of Hajj.

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Muslim pilgrims participate in stone-throwing ritual on third day of Hajj Muslim pilgrims participate in stone-throwing ritual on third day of Hajj More than a million Muslim pilgrims are participating in the stone-throwing ritual on the third day of Hajj.

Why it matters

Pilgrims throw pebbles at stone pillars in Mina, Saudi Arabia to symbolise the stoning of the devil and the rejection of temptation.

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: More than a million Muslim pilgrims are participating in the stone-throwing ritual on the third day of Hajj.

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Claim 1: “More than a million Muslim pilgrims are participating in the stone-throwing ritual on the third day of Hajj.”
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Two independent web search results explicitly state that 'More than a million Muslim pilgrims are participating in the stone-throwing ritual on the third day of Hajj'.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 ... ... million Muslim pilgrims are participating in the stone-throwing ritual on the third day of Hajj. . Pilgrims throw pebbles at stone ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DY12EeEEb-a/
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web search NEUTRAL — 7 days ago ... This is remembered today in the Hajj ritual of Rami, where pilgrims throw pebbles at the Jamarat pillars, symbolizing the rejection of Satan and ...
https://www.facebook.com/WIONews/posts/muslim-pilgrims-in-sa…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 ... More than a million Muslim pilgrims are participating in the stone-throwing ritual on the third day of Hajj. ... Pilgrims throw pebbles at stone ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DY33X-Kk8Pr/
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Claim 2: “Pilgrims throw pebbles at stone pillars in Mina, Saudi Arabia to symbolise the stoning of the devil and the rejection of temptation.”
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The ritual of throwing pebbles at pillars in Mina to symbolize the rejection of the devil is a standard, well-documented part of the Hajj pilgrimage. This is confirmed by Wikipedia entries for Hajj and Mina, as well as Britannica and other web search results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 September 2015, a fatal crowd crush resulted in the death of more than 2,000 individuals, many of whom were suffocated or crushed, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mina, Mecca, Saudi Arabia,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Mina_crowd_crush
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hajj (Arabic: حَجّ, romanized: Ḥajj [ħaddʒ]; also spelled Hadj or Haj) is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest city in Islam. Hajj is a one-time-required religious duty for…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hajj
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mina (Arabic: مِنَى, romanized: Minā), nicknamed the "City of the Tents", is a valley located 8 kilometres (5 miles) southeast of the city of Mecca, in the district of Masha'er, Province of Makkah in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mina,_Saudi_Arabia
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