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Video. Saudi Arabia: More than 1.5 million pilgrims perform stoning ritual in Mina

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · · 133 words · By Alexis Caraco
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What to know about Video. Saudi Arabia: More than 1.5 million pilgrims perform stoning ritual in Mina

Pilgrims walked through the vast tent city near Mecca carrying pebbles collected overnight in Muzdalifah before throwing seven stones at each of three large pillars representing the devil.

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What happened

Pilgrims walked through the vast tent city near Mecca carrying pebbles collected overnight in Muzdalifah before throwing seven stones at each of three large pillars representing the devil.

Why it matters

Images from Mecca showed thousands of worshippers circling the Kaaba inside the Grand Mosque as Saudi authorities deployed extensive security and crowd management measures during one of the busiest days of the pilgrimage season.

Common ground

The ritual commemorates the story of the Prophet Ibrahim, who according to Islamic tradition resisted the devil’s attempts to stop him from obeying God’s command to sacrifice his son Ismail.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Saudi authorities deployed extensive security and crowd management measures during one of the busiest days of the pilgrimage season.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Saudi authorities deploy extensive security and crowd management measures during Hajj, specifically mentioning the 2024 and 2026 seasons.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 ... Managing 1.7+ million pilgrims: World class crowd management by Saudi security officials. #HaramainInfo #dhulhijjah #1447H #Hajj.
https://www.facebook.com/haramain.info/posts/managing-17-mil…
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web search NEUTRAL — 6 days ago ... Saudi women are stepping up on the frontlines of Hajj, serving pilgrims through volunteer work, crowd management, and healthcare. As the ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DY9jDxjkmlH/
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago ... ... MANAGEMENT OF OVER A MILLION PILGRIMS DURING THE 2024 HAJJ SEASON ... in crowd management, use of technology in serving Hajj pilgrims. 0 ...
https://www.facebook.com/ahmed.t.ramalan/posts/-saudi-arabia…
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Claim 2: “Pilgrims walked through the vast tent city near Mecca carrying pebbles collected overnight in Muzdalifah before throwing seven stones at each of three large pillars representing the devil.”
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Multiple independent sources (Al Jazeera, IslamicFinder, and MSN/Web Search) confirm the ritual of collecting pebbles in Muzdalifah and throwing seven stones at three pillars representing the devil.
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web search NEUTRAL — The stoning of the three pillars representing the devil is one of the central elements of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, and one that has often been the scene of human tragedy. Save.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2006/1/12/hajj-rites-the-ston…
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web search NEUTRAL — During this ritual, Muslims throw pebbles at the three pillars called ‘jamarat’, located in the city of Mina, just east of Mecca. During the night spent in Muzdalifah, pilgrims gather 70 stones to pel…
https://www.islamicfinder.org/news/the-story-behind-the-ston…
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web search NEUTRAL — Pilgrims walked through the vast tent city near Mecca carrying pebbles collected overnight in Muzdalifah before throwing seven stones at each of three large pillars representing the devil.
https://www.africanews.com/2026/05/27/saudi-arabia-more-than…
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Claim 3: “Images from Mecca showed thousands of worshippers circling the Kaaba inside the Grand Mosque”
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The act of circling the Kaaba (Tawaf) inside the Grand Mosque (Masjid al-Haram) is a fundamental part of Hajj, confirmed by Daily Sabah and Wikipedia's description of the Masjid al-Haram.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article lists mosques from around the world by available capacity, that belong to any Islamic school or branch, that can accommodate at least 15,000 worshippers in all available places of prayer …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_mosques
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Masjid al-Haram (Arabic: المسجد الحرام, romanized: al-Masjid al-Ḥarām, lit. 'The Sacred Mosque'), also known as the Sacred Mosque or the Great Mosque of Mecca, is a mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, serv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_al-Haram
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Clock Towers (Arabic: أبراج الساعة, romanized: ʾAbrāj as-Sāʿaẗ, lit. 'Towers of the Clock', formerly known as Abraj al-Bait Arabic: أبراج البيت, romanized: ʾAbrāj al-Bayt, lit. 'Towers of the Hous…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clock_Towers
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Claim 4: “Some pilgrims also carried out animal sacrifices linked to Eid al-Adha, celebrated worldwide by Muslims.”
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Wikipedia and Britannica both confirm that animal sacrifice is a central part of Eid al-Adha and is performed by pilgrims (or agents on their behalf) during the Hajj period.
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web search NEUTRAL — Eid al-Adha is the second of the two main festivals in Islam, alongside Eid al-Fitr. It falls on the 10th of Dhu'l-Hijja, the twelfth and final month of the Islamic calendar. Celebrations and observan…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_al-Adha
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web search NEUTRAL — Eid al-Adha is the second of two great Muslim festivals, and it commemorates the ransom with a ram of the biblical patriarch Abraham’s son Ishmael (rather than Isaac as in Jewish and Christian traditi…
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Eid-al-Adha
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web search NEUTRAL — 8. Sacrifice during Eid al-Adha. Pilgrims, or agents on their behalf, offer an animal sacrifice in remembrance of Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. 9. Cutting or shaving …
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/18/when-are-hajj-and-e…
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Claim 5: “After completing the stoning ceremony, many male pilgrims shaved their heads while women cut a small portion of their hair, marking the final stages of Hajj.”
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While the specific web search results for 'The Final' were irrelevant, the Al Jazeera visual guide specifically lists 'Cutting or shaving hair' as a step following the stoning ritual in the Hajj process.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Final is a 2010 American psychological horror thriller film written by Jason Kabolati, directed by Joey Stewart, and starring Jascha Washington, Julin, Justin S. Arnold, Lindsay Seidel, Marc Donat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Final_(film)
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · The meaning of FINAL is not to be altered or undone. How to use final in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Final.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/final
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web search NEUTRAL — 6 days ago · Where is the 2026 Champions League final? The most prestigious club competition in world football, the UEFA Champions League will host its 2025/26 final at the Puskás Aréna.
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2047742--pari…
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Claim 6: “The ritual commemorates the story of the Prophet Ibrahim, who according to Islamic tradition resisted the devil’s attempts to stop him from obeying God’s command to sacrifice his son Ismail.”
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The symbolic meaning of the stoning ritual (commemorating Prophet Ibrahim's resistance to the devil regarding the sacrifice of Ismail) is confirmed by multiple independent sources including Al Jazeera, MSN, and Islamic tradition references.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abraham, in Islam, is a prophet and messenger of God and is an ancestor to the Ishmaelite Arabs and Israelites. Abraham plays a prominent role as an example of faith in Judaism, Christianity, and Isla…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_in_Islam
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hājar (Arabic: هَاجَر), known as Hagar in the Hebrew Bible, was the wife of the patriarch and Islamic prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) and the mother of Ismā'īl (Ishmael). She is a revered woman in the Islam…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagar_in_Islam
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Prophets in Islam (Arabic: ٱلْأَنْبِيَاء فِي ٱلْإِسْلَام, romanized: al-anbiyāʾ fī al-islām) are individuals in Islam who are believed to spread God's message on Earth and serve as models of ideal hum…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophets_and_messengers_in_Isl…
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