Les pèlerins accomplissent le Rami al-Jamarat ou la « lapidation du diable » à Mina

Pilgrims perform Rami al-Jamarat or “stoning of the devil” in Mina

Hajj 2024

According to the ancestral ritual of Rami al-Jamarat, the immense processions of pilgrims who came to the Holy Land to perform the Hajj converged, under oppressive heat, towards the three imposing stone pillars which stand in Mina, near Mecca. There they engaged in the highly symbolic stoning of the devil.
Remember that this ritual, which consists of throwing pebbles at these three stone structures, symbolizes the actions of Ibrahim when he was faced with the ordeal of sacrificing his own son, Isma’il, on the orders of Allah .
According to the Koran, while Ibrahim was preparing to carry out this command, the devil appeared to him three times to try to dissuade him. When Ibrahim arrived at Jamarat al-Aqaba, the archangel Gabriel asked him to throw seven stones at the devil, which made him flee. By the act of “stoning”, the pilgrims intend to pay homage to this passage . Pilgrims arrive at Jamarat and then head to Jamarat al-Aqaba, a large pillar onto which they throw a total of seven pebbles, repeating “Allah is greatest” with each throw. The pilgrims in turn throw the stones at two other pillars, built on the places where the devil is said to have appeared. not