Labbaik Allahumma Labbaik: Hajj rituals begin as pilgrims start gathering at Mina

Labbaik Allahumma Labbaik: Hajj rituals begin as pilgrims start gathering at Mina

Jeddah (Web Desk): Hajj rituals started today with the gathering of pilgrims at tent valley of Mina in Makkah.

Over two million faithful are gathering at the tent valley of Mina.

The Hajj pilgrims will offer Zohar, Asr, Maghrib and Isha prayers at Mina and move to Arafat soon after Fajr prayers on 9th Zilhaj where they will listen to Hajj sermon to be delivered from Masjid-e-Nimra.

They will stay at Arafat till the call for Maghrib prayer.

After Azaan Maghrib, the Hujjaj will leave for Muzdalfa where they will offer Maghrib and Isha prayers and spend the night in the open sky.

Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam and comprises a journey to Makkah to perform religious rituals described in the Holy Quran.