Steps of Hajj, the Islamic Pilgrimage to Mecca
By Huda, About.com
Day 1 of the Pilgrimage (8th of Dhul-Hijjah)
During Hajj, Mina turns into an enormous tent city housing millions of pilgrims
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On the first official day of the pilgrimage, the millions of pilgrims that have now gathered travel from Mecca to Mina, a small village east of the city. There they spend the day and night in enormous tent cities, praying, reading the Qur’an, and resting for the next day.
Index: Steps of Hajj, the Islamic Pilgrimage to Mecca
- Before Hajj
- Day 1 of the Pilgrimage (8th of Dhul-Hijjah)
- Day 2 of the Pilgrimage (9th of Dhul-Hijjah)
- Day 3 of the Pilgrimage (10th of Dhul-Hijjah)
- Subsequent Days of the Pilgrimage
- After Hajj
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