The Haj pilgrimage today reached its climax as millions of Muslims, including over 1.6 lakh from India, dressed in white robes pelted pebbles on pillars symbolising the devil at Mina in Saudi Arabia on the final day of the Haj as the holy day was marked with mass animal sacrifices. <br/><br/>Muslims also performed Eid Al-Adha prayers at the Grand Mosque in Makkah and Prophet's Mosque in Madinah in Saudi Arabia on the third and final day of the Haj.<br/><br/>Around 1,66,000 Indian Muslims are in Makkah out of an estimated international pilgrim total of two million. Millions of pilgrims in Mina filed by the three jamarat pillars tossed stones to mark Abraham's three rejections of the devil's attempts to persuade him to ignore God's instructions to sacrifice his son Ismail.<br/>
News On AIR | November 27, 2009 6:34 PM
Haj pilgrimage reached its climax