Dunya News - Tears, prayers as 1.4 million Muslims mark peak of Hajj
- 10 years ago
MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (AFP) - Tears flowed and prayers filled the air as the annual Muslim Hajj by about 1.4 million believers from around the world reached its zenith on a vast plain in western Saudi Arabia Friday.
"I am now a newborn baby and I don t have any sin," Nigerian pilgrim Taofik Odunewu told AFP, standing at the foot of Mount Mercy on the Arafat plain, tears streaming down his face.
Odunewu raised his hands to the heavens in the seamless two-piece white "ihram" outfit that he wore.
"I am now a newborn baby and I don t have any sin," Nigerian pilgrim Taofik Odunewu told AFP, standing at the foot of Mount Mercy on the Arafat plain, tears streaming down his face.
Odunewu raised his hands to the heavens in the seamless two-piece white "ihram" outfit that he wore.