Pilgrims from Kogi state along side other pilgrims from across the globe will be arriving Muna to night in continuation of the last lap of their pilgrimage to the holy land.
An official who confirmed this to our correspondent, said
“We are moving from the holy city of Makka to night for Muna, in fact we are waiting for our buses now. As at 10pm Nigerian time.
This movement is coming after days of Preparations and series of enlightenments preceding the Hajj proper.
Muna, the historic mountain in Makkah, is where pilgrims all over the world usually commence the last lap of their pilgrimage rites and in observance of Arafat Day.
Muna commonly known as the “City of Tents” is a valley and neighborhood located in the Masha’er district in the Makkah Province of Saudi Arabia, 8 kilometres (5 miles) southeast of the city of Mecca, covering an area of approximately 20 km2 (7.7 sq mi). Mina incorporates the tents, the Jamarat area, and the slaughterhouses just outside the tent city.
The three Jamarat, located in the Mina valley, are the location of the Stoning of the Devil, performed between sunrise and sunset in the final days of the Hajj.
The stone throwing ritual commemorates the Islamic Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham)’s stoning of the devil, who wanted to prevent him from carrying out the command of Allāh to sacrifice his son, Isma’il (Ishmael).