MINA — Hajj pilgrims, who stayed back in Mina on Friday night to perform the stoning ritual for the fourth consecutive day, threw pebbles at three Jamarat on Saturday afternoon.
They hurled seven pebbles each, first at Jamarat Al-Sugra, then at Jamarat Al-Wusta, and finally at Jamarat Al-Aqaba in a calm and peaceful atmosphere inside the sprawling Jamarat Complex manned by a contingent of security forces, health workers and volunteers.
The Jamarat facility experienced a smooth flow of crowds, driven by sophisticated crowd management and rigorous field scheduling. Integrated medical teams, security forces, and navigational guides were stationed across all levels of the complex to manage density and provide immediate support.
They then left Mina for Makkah to perform Tawaf Al-Wida (Farewell Tawaf), marking the end of the hassle-free annual pilgrimage on a joyous and spiritual note. Although Hajj concludes officially on Saturday, the third day of Tashreeq, pilgrims were allowed to hasten to complete it the previous day. By taking advantage of this concession, most pilgrims left Mina before sunset of Friday.
After completing the stoning ritual this afternoon, pilgrims returned to their accommodation in Mina camps, packed their baggage and boarded buses that took them to Makkah to perform Farewell Tawaf, the last obligatory ritual of Hajj.
Pilgrims left the Tent City of Mina, carrying sweet memories and self-realization of fulfilling the once-in-lifetime spiritual journey. They flocked to the Grand Mosque to perform the Farewell Tawaf, concluding their Hajj rituals and completing the fifth pillar of Islam.
The Grand Mosque and its courtyards experienced a highly structured, smooth flow of pedestrian traffic, driven by advanced crowd management models and mapped transit routes inside the Mataf, the Masa’, and corridors of the holy mosque.
Following the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), the Farewell Tawaf serves as the definitive final ritual before leaving Makkah. Upon its completion, waves of international pilgrims began departing for their home countries, marking the successful close of a peaceful, secure, and coordinated Hajj season.
Those foreign pilgrims, who did not visit Prophet’s Mosque, will leave Saudi Arabia after concluding their Madinah visit. The first batches of pilgrims arrived in Madinah on Friday evening to visit the Prophet’s Mosque.
Source: Saudi Gazette