Mount Arafat, Saudi Arabia, June 5, 2025 (AFP) - Muslim pilgrims pray at Mount Arafat in hajj apex

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2025-06-05

Muslim pilgrims prayed atop Mount Arafat on Thursday during the high point of the annual hajj pilgrimage, as Saudi officials called on participants to refrain from being outside during the hottest hours of the day. Thousands of pilgrims were beginning to gather before dawn around the hill and the surrounding plain where the Prophet Mohammed is believed to have given his last sermon. While some arrived early to take advantage of the relatively coo......

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