- Advertisement -
Despite being a rehearsal, many Muslims have passed away during the Hajj, mostly while performing the deadliest rite of all, the Jamarāt. Three pillars representing the ‘devil’ stand on spots where, according to Islamic tradition, he tried to tempt the prophet, Ibrahim, who shooed him away. Pilgrims reenact this by throwing stones at the pillars in a symbolic rejection of temptation in their own lives. However, the sheer number of pilgrims doing this at three very closely positioned…
