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Pilgrims perform 'stoning of the devil' ritual in Mina


BEIRUT — Muslim pilgrims arrive to perform the symbolic "stoning of the devil" ritual as part of the hajj pilgrimage in Mina on June 6, 2025.

The ritual commemorates Abraham's stoning of the devil at the three spots where it is said Satan tried to dissuade him from obeying God's order to sacrifice his son.

BEIRUT — Muslim pilgrims arrive to perform the symbolic "stoning of the devil" ritual as part of the hajj pilgrimage in Mina on June 6, 2025.

The ritual commemorates Abraham's stoning of the devil at the three spots where it is said Satan tried to dissuade him from obeying God's order to sacrifice his son.