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− On the eighth of the month of ( ), the pilgrims leave Hajj Dhul Hijjah ± ± Mecca for , a small town nearby, and spend one day and night there, Mina − offering all five daily Prayers. Next day after Prayer they proceed to Fajr the plain of where they encamp. They arrive there after mid-day, ‘Arafat − offer and Prayers together and occupy themselves with the Zuhr ‘Asr ± ± remembrance of Allah till sunset. − From they proceed to where the and ‘Arafat Muzdalifah Maghrib − ‘Isha’ Prayers are combined and the night is spent in praising God − Almighty and in meditation. The next morning, after Prayer and praying at Fajr Mash‘aral-Haram Mina Mina Jamratul ‘Aqba , they travel back to. At , , one ± − − − of the pillars representing Satan, is pelted seven times, each time with Allahu akbar said aloud. These pillars are erected on the site where − Abraham was tempted by Satan against offering Ishmael as a Sacrifice in as fulfillment of his dream. Thereafter an animal is sacrificed. It is desirable to have a haircut or shaving of the head after the sacrifice, and to proceed to Mecca to perform the circuits of the again, and then return to Ka‘bah Mina Jamratul , where seven pebbles are thrown at each of the three pillars ( − ‘ula, Jamratul Wasta, and Jamratul ‘Aqba), one by one, starting with − ± Jamratul Aqba th th th ‘. The same may be repeated on the 11 , 12 and 13 Dhul Hijjah. After throwing the pebbles, if one intends to offer sacrifice of ± an animal, he should go to the slaughter house and slaughter the animal (sheep, goat, cow or camel). If one does not intend to sacrifice an animal, he can take off the after either cutting hair from the head or shaving Ihram ± − the head. Women can remove after cutting few hair from their head Ihram ± − with a scissor. It is not lawful for a women to fully cut hair or shave the head. On the 13 , the pilgrims leave for Mecca to perform the th Mina − farewell circuits, and thus completes the ceremony of Hajj. ± 161