In Pictures: Over 1.5 Million Hajj Pilgrims Perform Waqoof-e-Arafah

Thu Jun 05 2025

Arfat 06 — Arafat is ready to welcome the guests of Allah 05 June 2025 Photo from Social Media-x

MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia: More than 1.5 million pilgrims from around the world gathered at Mount Arafat on Thursday to observe Waqoof-e-Arafah, the most significant ritual of the Hajj pilgrimage.

Clad in white robes, worshippers stood in prayer and reflection at the sacred site, marking the Day of Arafat with devotion and unity.

Arfat 04 — Pilgrims have started reaching the Mount of Arafat to listen to the Hajj sermon on 05 June 2025. Photo from Social Media

Arfat 05 — Pilgrims have started reaching the Mount of Arafat to listen to the Hajj sermon, 05 June 2025. Photo from Social Media-x

arfat — Muslim pilgrims pray at dawn on Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, during the Hajj pilgrimage on June 5, 2025. Photo from AFP

arfat 01 — Muslim women pilgrims pray at dawn on Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, during the Hajj pilgrimage on June 5, 2025. Photo from AFP

Muslim pilgrims pray at dawn on Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, during the Hajj pilgrimage on June 5, 2025. — Muslim pilgrims pray at dawn on Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, during the Hajj pilgrimage on June 5, 2025. Photo from AFP

women 1 — A wife sheltering her husband from the scorching sun with love while he performs Sajda in the plains of Arafat, 05 June 2025 Photo from Social Media-x

Arfat 1 — Two million people of all colours, languages and backgrounds standing in Arafat under the scorching sun just to please the Almighty Allah, 05 June 2025. Photo from Social Media -x

Arfat 01 1 — Two million people of all colours, languages and backgrounds standing in Arafat under the scorching sun just to please the Almighty Allah, 05 June 2025. Photo from Social Media- x

Arfat 02 1 — Two million people of all colours, languages and backgrounds standing in Arafat under the scorching sun just to please the Almighty Allah, 05 June 2025. Photo from Social Media – x

Arfat 03 — Two million people of all colours, languages and backgrounds standing in Arafat under the scorching sun just to please the Almighty Allah, 05 June 2025. Photo from Social Media- x

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