Pilgrims arrive in Muzdalifah

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Pilgrims arrive in Muzdalifah

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The pilgrims have started to arrive in Muzdalifah after performing the main rite of Hajj at Arafat.

06 November,2011 12:09 am

More than two million Muslims gathered Saturday on Saudi Arabias Mount Arafat and its surrounding plain, marking the peak day of the hajj, the worlds largest annual pilgrimage.Dressed in white garments, the pilgrims filled the Namera Mosque in Arafat and the nearby streets and camps for collective prayer, led by Saudi Arabias top cleric, Sheikh Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh.Islam is the solution for the problems of Muslims, he said in a speech before the prayer began, warning the faithful of a media and cultural invasion that seeks to weaken (their) faith.He urged Muslims to solve their problems without interference from their enemies, condemning those who want to provoke hostility between you and your leaders.This years hajj coincides with the Arab Spring democracy protests that have swept many nations in the region and led to the ouster of the autocratic leaders of Tunisia, Egypt and Libya.Saudi Arabia has been spared the unrest despite small-scale, sporadic Shiite-led protests that took place in its Eastern Province, which the Sunni-majority kingdom quickly controlled.There were no immediate reports of major incidents as security officials focused on crowd control.