The sacred holiday coincides with Hajj, drawing over 1.7 million pilgrims seeking spiritual fulfilment in Saudi Arabia.
Temperatures near 44°C test worshippers’ endurance as the annual pilgrimage unfolds under the shadow of war.
On the most spiritually significant day of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, Muslims gather on Mount Arafat to pray.
Saudi Arabia says that is 11,000 more than the number of Muslims who travelled to the Gulf kingdom last year.
Muslims from around the world are gathering in Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj pilgrimage.
As millions of Muslims gather in Mecca, Palestinians in Gaza face a third year of heartbreak as Israel has shut border.
More than 1.5 million pilgrims brave fierce Mecca heat ahead of Hajj.
More than 1.6 million Muslim pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj pilgrimage