More than two million Muslims gathered on Saturday
on Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat and its surrounding plain, marking the
peak day of the Haj, the world’s largest annual pilgrimage.
Dressed
in white garments, the pilgrims filled the Namera Mosque in Arafat and
the nearby streets and camps for collective prayer, led by Saudi
Arabia’s top cleric, Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al Sheikh.
“Islam
is the solution for the problems” of Muslims, he said in a speech
before the prayer began, warning the faithful of “a media and cultural
invasion that seeks to weaken (their) faith.” More Read
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