Stoning of the devil

toning of the devil or the stoning of the jamarat (Arabic: رمي الجمرات) is part of the annual Hajj Islamic pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Muslims throw pilgrim stones on three walls called jamarat in the city of Mina, east of Mecca. It is one of a series of ritual acts that must be performed in the Hajj Cheapest Umrah Packages UK.

Until 2004 the jamarat three (singular: Jamrah) were pillars of great height. After the 2004 pilgrimage, the Saudi authorities replaced the 26 m (85 ft) long pillars for the safety of the walls, many people were accidentally throwing stones at people on the other side. The jamarat its name (from the east) the first and smallest or Jamrah (in Arabic: al-Jamrah al-ula or Jamrah-as-Sughra), the middle Jamrah (al-al-Jamrah Wusta), and the largest Jamrah or Jamrah of Aqaba (al-al-Kubra Jamrah or Yamrat al-'Aqaba). Prior to 2004 the distance between small and medium Jamrah was 150 m (490 ft);

 On the 10th day of Dhu al Hiyya (Eid al-Adha), the pilgrims must reach the great Jamrah with only seven stones. On each of the following two days each of the three walls must be hit with seven stones, going from east to west. So at least 49 stones are needed for the ritual, more if a few shots less. Some pilgrims in Mina stay one more day, in this case you must return to each stone wall seven times.

The pebbles used in stoning are traditionally gathered at Muzdalifah, a plain southeast of Mina, on the night before the first launch, but can also be collected at Mina.