(5 Jun 2025)
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Mount Arafat, Saudi Arabia – 5 June 2025
1. Various of pilgrims under fans spraying water vapor near Mount Arafat
2. Pilgrims walking, holding umbrellas
3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ibrahim Mahmoud, Egyptian pilgrim: ++STARTS ON SHOT 1 AND PARTIALLY OVERLAID BY SHOT
“The heat is affecting the elderly pilgrims and not the young. Elderly pilgrims are getting fatigued because of the heat. Some are not coming out due to the high temperature and they cannot walk long distances, while the young pilgrims are not affected by the high temperature and can walk and move, it does not affect them a lot.”
4. Pilgrims walking, holding umbrellas
5. Various of volunteers spraying water on pilgrims
6. Volunteer pouring water on pilgrim
7. SOUNDBITE (English/Arabic) Fouad Abu Somaya, Nigerian pilgrim: ++STARTS ON SHOT 5++
"Thank God, the heat is much, but after praying in the Namirah Mosque and coming back, saying Allah is the greatest, more energy, more energy, we have more energy to say it but the heat, we do not feel it after praying in the Namirah.”
8. Pilgrims at ice cream van
9. Wide of pilgrims walking
STORYLINE:
Muslim pilgrims faced high temperatures on Thursday as they embarked on a day of worship under the scorching sun at the Hajj in Saudi Arabia.
Braving the heat and uneven surfaces, they scaled Mount Arafat to perform a key ritual of the annual Islamic pilgrimage.
They opened their arms in prayer, smartphones and hearts raised, as outsized fans sprayed fine mists of water to cool them during their long hours of worship.
Pilgrims must remain in Arafat until after sunset. Temperatures exceeded 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).
“Elderly pilgrims are getting fatigue because of the heat, some are not getting out due to the high temperature and cannot walk long distance,” said Ibrahim Mahmoud an Egyptian pilgrim.
The rocky hill holds immense significance in Islam. Arafat is mentioned in the Quran and it is where the Prophet Muhammad is said to have given his last sermon on his final Hajj.
According to traditional sayings of the prophet, the Day of Arafat is the most sacred day of the year, when God draws near to the faithful and forgives their sins.
“Thank God, the heat is much, but after praying in Namirah Mosque and coming back we do not feel the heat,” said Fouad Abu Somaya, a Nigerian pilgrim.
Away from the worship, an ice cream kiosk nearby provided some relief.
Hajj is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, a religious obligation involving rituals and acts of worship that every Muslim must fulfil if they have the money and are physically able to do it.
AP video by Baraa Anwar
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