
Pilgrims Pray and Avoid the Sun as Hajj Reaches Its Peak at Mount Arafat 2025
As the sun began to rise over Saudi Arabia on June 5, the air around Mount Arafat—also known as Jabal al-Rahma or the Mount of Mercy—was filled with quiet reverence. A lot of Muslim visitors, dressed in simple white clothes, stood still or whispered prayers. Many of them got emotional. This wasn’t any time. This…