Dressed in white ihrams, more than 2.5 million pilgrims are preparing for the lifetime journey of hajj which starts on Monday, June 26, 2023.

This hajj comes as Saudi authorities removed COVID-era restrictions, thus increasing the number of pilgrims after three years of COVID disruption.

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Below is an infograph by Aljazeera explaining the hajj rituals:

In the first leg of hajj, which starts in Mina, the faithful, clad in the white ihram garb, busy themselves reciting the Noble Qur’an and praying.

On the second day, June 27, the pilgrims will ascend the site of Mount `Arafat where Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) delivered his last sermon more than 14 centuries ago.

The pilgrims then will return to Mina after spending the night in Muzdalifah.

They will then take part in the symbolic stoning of the devil at Jamrat Al-Aqaba and sacrifice animals to mark the four-day `Eid Al-Adha, which will start on June 28.