Huge crowds swarm from Mecca for hajj climax
MINA, Saudi Arabia - Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims walked or rode buses Monday to a giant tented city near Mecca for the climax ofAfter performing the ritual circumambulation of the Kaaba, the giant black cube at Mecca’s Grand Mosque that Muslims pray towards each day, worshippers set off for Mina, about 7km away, in suffocating heat.
“It is an experience that is worth it,” said Mr Salim Ibrahim, a 39-year-old Nigerian, when asked about temperatures that have touched 46 deg C.Saudi officials say this year’s haj – one of the five pillars of Islam – could be the biggest in history. As part of the safety measures, helicopters and AI-equipped drones have been deployed to monitor the flow of traffic towards Mina, which sits in a narrow valley flanked by rocky mountains.
Ms Habbia Abdel Nasser, a Moroccan woman who was performing the rituals with her husband, needed urgent medical treatment near the Grand Mosque because of the heat.
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