Mount Arafat during Hajj

This is a photo of Mount Arafat during Hajj they have on display at the hotel my parents are staying at.

This year, this gathering will take place on Sunday, December 7th, 2008, on the Day of Arafat. All the pilgrims, three million people, will go to Mount Arafat to pray, reflect and answer the call of God. This is where the Prophet Muhammad delivered his last sermon.

The crowd can be heard chanting "Here I am in answer to Thy call, Lord, here I am. There is no other God but Thee. Praise be unto Thee." during their time on the mountain, and all throughout the Hajj. My parents said even all the plane ride there, the whole plane was chanting this.

To see more photos from my parents on their Hajj journey, see our Flickr Photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/modernmuslimnomads/

And to read about their experience, check out our blog:
http://modernmuslimnomads.blogspot.com/