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Last day at Mina: 13th Dhu al-Hijjah If unable to leave on the 12th before sunset or opt to stay at free will, they must perform the stoning ritual again on the 13th before returning to Mecca. Tawaf al-Wadaa Finally, before leaving Mecca, pilgrims perform a farewell tawaf called the Tawaf al-Wadaa. 'Wadaa' means 'to bid farewell'. The pilgrims circle the Kaaba seven times counter-clockwise, and if they can, attempt to touch or kiss the Kaaba. Journey to Medina Though not a part of Hajj, pilgrims may choose to travel to the city of Medina and the  Al-Masjid an-Nabawi  (Mosque of the Prophet), which contains Muhammad's tomb.  The  Quba Mosque  and  Masjid al-Qiblatayn  are also usually visited.

Fifth day: 12th Dhu al-Hijjah On 12 Dhu al-Hijjah, the same process of stoning of the pillars as of 11 Dhu al-Hijjah takes place.  Pilgrims may leave Mina for Mecca before sunset on the 12th.

Fourth day: 11th Dhu al-Hijjah Starting from noon to sunset on the 11 Dhu al-Hijjah (and again the following day), the pilgrims again throw seven pebbles at each of the three pillars in Mina. This is commonly known as the "Stoning of the Devil" .

Third day: 10th Dhu al-Hijjah After returning from Muzdalifah,  the Pilgrims spend the night at Mina. Ramy al-Jamarat! Main article : Stoning of the Devil Back at Mina, the pilgrims perform symbolic  stoning of the devil  (Ramy al-Jamarat) by throwing seven stones at only the largest of the three pillars, known as Jamrat al-Aqabah from sunrise to sunset.  The remaining two pillars (jamarah) are not stoned on this day.  These pillars are said to represent Satan.  Pilgrims climb ramps to the multi-levelled  Jamaraat Bridge , from which they can throw their pebbles at the jamarat. Because of safety reasons, in 2004 the pillars were replaced by long walls, with catch basins below to collect the pebbles. Animal sacrifice! After the casting of stones, animals are slaughtered to commemorate the story of Abraham and Ishmael. Traditionally the pilgrims slaughtered the animal themselves, or oversaw the slaughtering. Toda...

The 9th Dhul-Hijjah is known as  Day of Arafah , and this day is called the Day of Hajj. Arafat Main article: Day of Arafah On 9th Dhu al-Hijjah before noon, pilgrims arrive at Arafat, a barren and plain land some 20 kilometers east of Mecca, where they stand in contemplative vigil: they offer supplications, repent on and atone for their past sins, and seek mercy of God, and listen to sermon from the Islamic scholars who deliver it from near Jabal al-Rahmah (The Mount of Mercy) from where Muhammad is said to have delivered his last sermon. Lasting from noon through sunset,   this is known as 'standing before God' (wuquf), one of the most significant rites of Hajj.  At Masjid al-Namirah, pilgrims offer noon and afternoon prayers together at noon time.  A pilgrim's Hajj is considered invalid if they do not spend the afternoon on Arafat. Muzdalifah Pilgrims must leave Arafat for  Muzd...

Fiqh literature  describes in detail the manners of carrying out the rites of Hajj, and pilgrims generally follow handbooks and expert guides to successfully fulfill the requirements of Hajj.  In performing the rites of hajj, the pilgrims not only follow the model of Muhammad, but also commemorate the events associated with Abraham. First day of Hajj: 8th Dhu al-Hijjah When the pilgrims reach the appropriate  Miqat  (depending on where they're coming from), they enter into a state of holiness – known as  Ihram  – that consists of wearing two white seamless cloths for the male, with the one wrapped around the waist reaching below the knee and the other draped over the left shoulder and tied at the right side; wearing ordinary dress for the female that fulfills the  Islamic condition of public dress  with hands or face uncovered;  taking ablution; declaring the intention (niyah) to perform pilgrimage and to refraining from certain...

The  Hajj  (   Arabic :  حَجّ ‎‎  Ḥaǧǧ  " pilgrimage ") is an annual  Islamic pilgrimage  to  Mecca , the  most holy city  for Muslims, and a  mandatory religious duty  for Muslims that must be carried out at least once in their lifetime by all adult  Muslims  who are physically and financially capable of undertaking the journey, and can support their family during their absence.  It is one of the  five pillars of Islam , alongside  Shahadah ,  Salat ,  Zakat , and  Sawm . The Hajj is the largest annual gathering of people in the world. The state of being physically and financially capable of performing the Hajj is called  istita'ah , and a Muslim who fulfills this condition is called a  mustati . The Hajj is a demonstration of the solidarity of the Muslim people, and their submission to  God  ( Allah ). The word Hajj means "to intend a journey", which conno...

The date of Hajj is determined by the  Islamic calendar  (known as Hijri calendar or AH), which is based on the  lunar year . Every year, the events of Hajj take place in a five-day period, starting on 8 and ending on 12  Dhu al-Hijjah , the twelfth and last month of the Islamic calendar. Among these five days, the 9th Dhul-Hijjah is known as  Day of Arafah , and this day is called the day of Hajj. Because the Islamic calendar is  lunar  and the Islamic year is about eleven days shorter than the Gregorian year, the Gregorian date for Hajj changes from year to year. Thus, each year in the Gregorian calendar, the pilgrimage starts eleven days (sometimes ten days) earlier than the preceding year. This makes it possible for the Hajj season to fall twice in one Gregorian year, and it does so every 33 years.  The date of the Hajj is 31 August 2017 (Day of Arafat).