An aerial picture shows thousands of tents housing Muslim pilgrims crowded together in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca, September 6, 2016.
Muslims from across the world have gathered in Mecca in Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, which is a pillar of Islam. / AFP PHOTO / AHMAD GHARABLI
An aerial view shows the Clock Tower and the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia’s holy Muslim city of Mecca on September 6, 2016.
Muslims from across the world have gathered in Mecca in Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, which is a pillar of Islam. / AFP PHOTO / AHMAD GHARABLI
Muslim pilgrims touch the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca on September 6, 2016.
Muslims from across the world have gathered in Mecca for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, which is a pillar of Islam. / AFP PHOTO / AHMAD GHARABLI
Muslim pilgrims touch the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca on September 6, 2016.
Muslims from across the world have gathered in Mecca for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, which is a pillar of Islam. / AFP PHOTO / AHMAD GHARABLI
A general view shows Muslim pilgrims circling the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca, on September 6, 2016.
More than a million Muslims have already flocked to Saudi Arabia in preparation for the start of the Hajj pilgrimage on September 10, which for many be the highlight of their spiritual lives. / AFP PHOTO / AHMAD GHARABLI
Muslim pilgrims circle Islam’s holiest shrine, the Kaaba, at the Grand Mosque in the Saudi holy city of Mecca, on September 6, 2016.
The annual Hajj pilgrimage begins on September 10, and more than a million Muslims have already flocked to Saudi Arabia in preparation for what will for many be the highlight of their spiritual lives. / AFP PHOTO / AHMAD GHARABLI
Muslim pilgrims touch the golden doors of the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca on September 6, 2016.
Muslims from across the world have gathered in Mecca for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, which is a pillar of Islam. / AFP PHOTO / AHMAD GHARABLI
MECCA, SEP 6 – Ariel view of the Kaaba at the Grand mosque in Mecca September 6, 2016. REUTERS/26R
A general view shows Muslim pilgrims circling the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca, on September 6, 2016.
More than a million Muslims have already flocked to Saudi Arabia in preparation for the start of the Hajj pilgrimage on September 10, which for many be the highlight of their spiritual lives. / AFP PHOTO / AHMAD GHARABLI
An aerial view shows the Clock Tower and the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia’s holy Muslim city of Mecca on September 6, 2016. Muslims from across the world have gathered in Mecca in Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, which is a pillar of Islam.
AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP
