Ritual performed by Muslims during Hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
A stoning of the Devil from 1942
The Stoning of the Devil (Arabic: رمي الجمراتramy al-jamarāt, lit. "throwing of the jamarāt [place of pebbles]")[1][2][3]
is part of the annual Islamic Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. During the ritual, Muslim pilgrims throw pebbles at three walls (formerly pillars), called jamarāt, in the city of Mina just east of Mecca. It is a symbolic reenactment of Ibrahim's (or Abraham's) hajj, where he stoned three pillars representing the Shaitan, and Muslims' temptation to disobey the will of Allah.
On Eid al-Adha (the 10th day of the month of Dhu al-Hijjah), pilgrims must strike the Big Jamarah or Al-Jamrah Al-Aqaba with seven pebbles. After the stoning is completed on the day of Eid, every pilgrim must cut or shave their hair.[4] On each of the following two days, they must hit all three walls with seven pebbles each, going in order from east to west. Thus at least 49 pebbles are needed for the ritual; more stones would be needed if they failed to hit the pillar. It is permissible for the stones to fall into the designated areas of the pillars, and there is no need to throw them again if they land in the appropriate vicinity.
Some pilgrims stay at Mina for an additional day, in which case they must again stone each wall seven times. The pebbles used in the stoning are traditionally gathered at Muzdalifah, a plain southeast of Mina, on the night before the first throwing, but can also be collected at Mina.
^Burton, Richard Francis (1857). Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El Medinah and Meccah. Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts. p. 226. Retrieved 2016-10-23. The word jamrah is applied to the place of stoning, as well as to the stones.
^Abū Dāʼūd (1984). Sunan Abu Dawud: Chapters 519-1337. Sh. M. Ashraf. ISBN 9789694320977. Archived from the original on 2017-04-09. Retrieved 2016-10-23. 1204. Jamrah originally means a pebble. It is applied to the heap of stones or a pillar.
^Hughes, Thomas Patrick (1995) [1885]. Dictionary of Islam. Asian Educational Services. p. 225. ISBN 978-81-206-0672-2. Archived from the original on 2016-05-08. Retrieved 2016-10-23. Literally "gravel, or small pebbles." The three pillars [...] placed against a rough wall of stones [...]
^"Day 3: 10th of Dhul Hijjah | Hajj & Umrah Planner". hajjumrahplanner.com. 12 February 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-04-07. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
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