Updated: November 07, 2011, 12:00 AM
In pictures: Annual Haj pilgrimage 2011
epa02991620 A Muslim pilgrim prays during sunset near top of Jabal-al-noor (the Mountain of Light in Arabic), one day before the Hajj 2011 pilgrimage, near Mecca, Saudi Arabia, 03 November 2011. The Mountain of Light (Jabal-al-noor) near Mecca is a mountain that lies in the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia. According to tradition, Muslim's Prophet Mohamed received the first revelations from Allah about islam, while meditating in the Heraa cave located on the Jabal-al-Noor. The Hajj 2011 is due to take place from 04 to 09 November. EPA/AMEL PAIN *** Local Caption *** 02991620.jpg
November 5, 2011: Muslim pilgrims shield themselves from the rising early morning sun with umbrellas as they climb the Mount of Mercy (also called Mount Arafat), on the second day of the Haj 2011 pilgrimage, in Saudi Arabia. EPA/AMEL PAIN
November 5, 2011: A Muslim pilgrim prays at Mount Arafat on the second day of the Muslim's Haj 2011 pilgrimage. Millions of Muslims arrived in Saudi Arabia to perform their Haj. The Haj 2011 is taking place from 04 to 09 November. EPA/AMEL PAIN
November 5, 2011: Muslim pilgrims gather at Mount Arafat during sunrise, on the second day of Haj. EPA/AMEL PAIN
November 6, 2011: A muslim pilgrim gets his head shaved after casting stones at the symbolic devil represented by a Jamarat (burning coal) in the tent city of Mina near Mecca, Saudi Arabia. EPA/AMEL PAIN
November 6, 2011: A general view of the tent city of Mina near Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Millions of Muslims have arrived in Saudi Arabia to perform their Hajj. EPA/AMEL PAIN
November 5, 2011: Muslim pilgrims pray at the top of Mount Arafat, on the second day of the Muslim's Haj 2011 pilgrimage, in Arafat, Saudi Arabia. EPA/AMEL PAIN
November 5, 2011: Muslim Hajj pilgrims perform the noon prayers at the Nemra mosque near Mount Arafat. More than two million Muslims began massing on Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat and its surrounding plain, marking the peak day of the largest annual pilgrim???
November 6, 2011: Muslim pilgrims throw pebbles at pillars during the "Jamarat" ritual, the stoning of Satan, in Mina near the holy city of Mecca. Pilgrims pelted pillars symbolizing the devil with pebbles to show their defiance on the third day of the ha???
November 4, 2011: A muslim pilgrim prays on a rocky hill called the Mountain of Mercy, on the Plain of Arafat near Mecca, Saudi Arabia. AP Photo/Hassan Ammar
November 6, 2011: A crowd of Muslim pilgrims make their way to throw cast stones at a pillar, symbolizing the stoning of Satan, in a ritual called "Jamarat," the last rite of the annual hajj. AP Photo/Hassan Ammar
November 5, 2011: A Muslim pilgrim prays on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat during the annual haj pilgrimage, outside the holy city of Mecca . REUTERS/Ammar Awad
November 5, 2011: A Muslim pilgrim prays on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat during the annual haj pilgrimage, outside the holy city of Mecca . REUTERS/Ammar Awad
November 6, 2011: Muslim pilgrims cast seven stones at a pillar that symbolizes Satan during the annual haj pilgrimage in Mina. AP Photo/Hassan Ammar
November 5, 2011: Muslim pilgrims climb a rocky hill called the Mountain of Mercy, on the Plain of Arafat near Mecca, Saudi Arabia. AP Photo/Hassan Ammar
November 5, 2011: A muslim pilgrim takes a picture of her baby as others pray on a rocky hill called the Mountain of Mercy, on the Plain of Arafat near Mecca, Saudi Arabia. AP Photo/Hassan Ammar
November 4, 2011. : Muslim pilgrims attend Friday prayers at the Grand mosque in Mecca. REUTERS/Hassan Ali
November 5, 2011: A man carries a sheep at a live stock market in the Saudi Red Sea port city of Jeddah ahead of the Eid al-Adha holiday. Eid al-Adha, the feast of sacrifice or Bairam as it is known in some non-Arab Muslim countries, is the feast that mar???