From Medina we went to Mecca via Ji'ronah as the Miqat, we changed our ordinary clothes with Ihram clothing .Muslims male are required to dress only two pieces of white unhemmed clothes(the Ihram clothing is intended to show the equality of all pilgrims in the eye of Allah God Almighty ), Muslim female required to maintain their hijab with normal dress, which does not cover the hands and face.
In Mecca we took Tawaaf Qudoom(Welcome Tawaaf, to walk counterclockwise around The Kaaba 7 times , Sa'i walked between Safa Hill and Marwah Hill ,drinked from Zamzam Well
kissing the Hajr Al-Aswad (the Black Stones), but due to crowded we couldn'n kiss it, we just simply aligned ourself with it and point to the stone.After the completion of the Tawaf all the pilgrims have to offer two Rakaat prayers at the Place of Abraham (Muqaam E Ibrahim), again due to crowded we may performed it in any place in the Holly Mosque.We went to Mount Arafat on the 8th of Dhu al-Hijjah.
In Mount Arafat on the 9th of Dhu al-Hijjah we stand in contemplative vigil ( Wukuf) stayed there from noon until after sunset. All pilgrimage must stayed within a defined area on the plain of Arafat and spent time for praying, no specific ritual required.At night time we left Arafat to Muzdalifah.
In Muzdalifah (area between Mount Arafat and Mina)and stayed there for a few moments and collected some pebbles for ritual of stoning of the Devil(Shaitan).
At Mina, the pilgrims perform Ramy al_Jamarat, throwing stones to signify their defiance of Devil. After the Stoning of the devil, an animal is sacrifices.
On the following day we re visited Mecca for Tawaf az-Ziyarah( Tawaf al-Ifadah) Ifadah, Sa'i from Safa Hill to Marwah Hill,drinked Zamzam and have our hair shaved (for men only), then we changed our Ihram clothes with the ordinary clothes, the we returned to Mina.
We stayed at Mina for next 3 days, we threw stones to 3 jamarat,because we unable returned to Mecca on 12th of Dhu al-Hijjah.
We moved to Mecca.
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