HAJJ 2026: Aerial Drone Footage Shows 1.5 Million Muslims Gather at Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia!

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More than 1.5 million Muslim pilgrims from around the globe congregated at the plains of Mount Arafat on Tuesday, marking the spiritual climax and pinnacle of the annual Hajj pilgrimage despite sweltering desert heat waves. Aerial and drone footage captured massive crowds of believers clad in traditional white Ihram garments ascending the rocky hill of Al Rahmah, the revered site where the Prophet Mohammad delivered his Farewell Sermon. To counter the extreme temperatures, municipal and security teams managed crowd flows near the Namira Mosque, directing vast numbers of pilgrims to pray inside heavily air-conditioned spaces rather than the traditional outdoor streets. The profound day of prayer and repentance, falling on the ninth day of Dhu al-Hijjah, unfolds this year against a complex geopolitical backdrop, including a tenuous ceasefire in the region, yet the atmosphere remained intensely focused on global Islamic unity, shared faith, and the collective pursuit of divine forgiveness

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