{"id":1959256,"date":"2023-06-28T13:24:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T17:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/113-degree-heat-torments-muslim-pilgrims-on-islams-most-sacred-day-sending-287-into-sunstroke\/"},"modified":"2023-06-28T13:27:52","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T17:27:52","slug":"113-degree-heat-torments-muslim-pilgrims-on-islams-most-sacred-day-sending-287-into-sunstroke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/113-degree-heat-torments-muslim-pilgrims-on-islams-most-sacred-day-sending-287-into-sunstroke\/","title":{"rendered":"287 Muslim pilgrims suffer from sunstroke as scorching 113-degree heat torments them on Islam&#8217;s holiest day."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F113-degree-heat-torments-muslim-pilgrims-on-islams-most-sacred-day-sending-287-into-sunstroke%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1959256&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Hundreds of Thousands of Muslim Pilgrims Brave Intense Heat for Hajj Stoning Ritual<\/h2>\n<p>Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims on Wednesday braved intense heat to perform the symbolic stoning of the devil during the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>With morning temperatures rising past 107 degrees Fahrenheit, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-eyewitness-account-from-the-stop-the-steal-event-at-the-us-capitol-including-a-memorial-to-ashli-babbit-pictures-video\/\" title=\"Another Eyewitness Account from the Stop the Steal Event at the US Capitol \u2014 Including a Memorial to Ashli Babbit (Pictures, Video)\">huge crowds<\/a> of pilgrims walked or took buses to the vast Jamarat complex just outside the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-kosovo-establish-mutual-diplomatic-ties\/\" title=\"Israel, Kosovo establish mutual diplomatic ties\">holy city<\/a> of Mecca, where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/113-degree-heat-torments-muslim-pilgrims-on-islams-most-sacred-day-sending-287-into-sunstroke\/\" title=\"287 Muslim pilgrims suffer from sunstroke as scorching 113-degree heat torments them on Islam's holiest day.\">large pedestrian bridges lead past<\/a> three wide pillars representing the devil.<\/p>\n<p>Using pebbles collected the night before at a campsite known as Muzdalifa, the pilgrims stone the pillars. It\u2019s a re-enactment of the story of the Prophet Ibrahim \u2014 known as Abraham in Christianity and Judaism \u2014 who in Islam is said to have hurled stones at Satan to resist temptation.<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony was marred by tragedy on a number of occasions in the 1990s and 2000s, when hundreds died in stampedes during the stoning ritual. Saudi authorities have since built an expanded network of massive pedestrian bridges and redesigned the site to make it safer for pilgrims.<\/p>\n<p>This year, the biggest danger might be the heat.<\/p>\n<p>Temperatures soared past 113 F on Tuesday as Muslims marked the spiritual high point of the pilgrimage by spending the day praying at Mount Arafat, where there was no breeze and almost no shade.<\/p>\n<p>Pilgrims huddled under umbrellas, dousing themselves with bottled water. Cellphones were almost too hot to hold and shut down after just a few minutes of use.<\/p>\n<p>Saudi authorities have deployed tens of thousands of health workers for the pilgrimage, and volunteers were handing out water.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaudiArabia?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaudiArabia<\/a> made great efforts to facilitating the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Hajj?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Hajj<\/a> Pilgrims by spraying cold water to relieve them from heat. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Hajj2023?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Hajj2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EidAlAdha?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EidAlAdha<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Hajj?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Hajj<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/37oG12Vim2\">pic.twitter.com\/37oG12Vim2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shakir Wani (@imShakirWani) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/imShakirWani\/status\/1673882206522183681?\">June 28, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Health Ministry said late Tuesday that it had treated 287 cases of sunstroke and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/afghans-employed-by-u-s-embassy-say-theyre-losing-faith-in-evacuation-its-better-to-die-under-the-talibans-bullet-than-risk-kabul-airpo\/\" title=\"Afghans Employed By U.S. Embassy Say They\u2019re \u2018Losing Faith\u2019 In Evacuation: It\u2019s \u2018Better To Die Under The Taliban\u2019s Bullet\u2019 Than Risk Kabul Airport\">heat exhaustion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The annual Hajj pilgrimage is one of the five pillars of Islam, and all Muslims are required to undertake it at least once in their lives if they are physically and financially able.<\/p>\n<p>For the pilgrims, it is said to wipe away sins and bring them closer to God and face-to-face with fellow Muslims from all corners of the earth.<\/p>\n<p>The last three days of the Hajj coincide with Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, when Muslims around the world sacrifice sheep or cattle and distribute some of the meat to the poor.<\/p>\n<p>The holiday commemorates Ibrahim\u2019s willingness to sacrifice his son Ishmael on God\u2019s command, according to Islam.<\/p>\n<p>In the Bible, Abraham was willing to sacrifice his other son, Isaac.<\/p>\n<p>The holiday, which is held according to Islam\u2019s lunar calendar, began Wednesday in several Middle Eastern countries and will begin Thursday in some Asian countries.<\/p>\n<p>Before Eid al-Adha is the Day of Arafah, considered the holiest day of the Islamic year.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Do you consider yourself a Christian?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<p>\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n\t\tCompleting this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. 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That\u2019s considerably fewer than the nearly 2.5 million who came in 2019.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic\">The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/113-degree-heat-torments-muslim-pilgrims-islams-sacred-day-sending-287-sunstroke\/\">113-Degree Heat Torments Muslim Pilgrims on Islam&#8217;s Most Sacred Day, Sending 287 Into Sunstroke<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims endured scorching heat to symbolically stone the devil during the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. 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