Muslims make annual haj pilgrimage to Mecca
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Muslims make annual haj pilgrimage to Mecca
![Muslim pilgrims pray around the Kaaba inside the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca during morning prayers before the start of this year's haj pilgrimage Nov. 24, 2009.More than two million Muslims gather this week for the annual haj pilgrimage to Islam's holy city of Mecca. The haj is one of the world's biggest displays of mass religious devotion and a duty for Muslims who can perform it.[Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20091127/000bcdb95f1d0c798b9503.jpg "Muslim pilgrims pray around the Kaaba inside the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca during morning prayers before the start of this year's haj pilgrimage Nov. 24, 2009.More than two million Muslims gather this week for the annual haj pilgrimage to Islam's holy city of Mecca. The haj is one of the world's biggest displays of mass religious devotion and a duty for Muslims who can perform it.[Xinhua]")
![Muslim pilgrims gather at Mount Arafat, southeast of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Nov. 26, 2009. The annual Hajj started on Nov. 25. [Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20091127/000bcdb95f1d0c798ba009.jpg "Muslim pilgrims gather at Mount Arafat, southeast of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Nov. 26, 2009. The annual Hajj started on Nov. 25. [Xinhua]")
![Muslim pilgrims pray on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat outside the holy city of Mecca November 26, 2009. [Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20091127/000bcdb95f1d0c798bab12.jpg "Muslim pilgrims pray on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat outside the holy city of Mecca November 26, 2009. [Xinhua]")
![Muslim pilgrims pray on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat outside the holy city of Mecca November 26, 2009. [Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20091127/000bcdb95f1d0c798bb61e.jpg "Muslim pilgrims pray on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat outside the holy city of Mecca November 26, 2009. [Xinhua]")
![Muslim pilgrims gather at Mount Arafat, southeast of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Nov. 26, 2009. The annual Hajj started on Nov. 25. [Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20091127/000bcdb95f1d0c798bbf2d.jpg "Muslim pilgrims gather at Mount Arafat, southeast of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Nov. 26, 2009. The annual Hajj started on Nov. 25. [Xinhua]")
![Muslim pilgrims gather at Mount Arafat, southeast of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Nov. 26, 2009. The annual Hajj started on Nov. 25. [Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20091127/000bcdb95f1d0c798bcb3f.jpg "Muslim pilgrims gather at Mount Arafat, southeast of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Nov. 26, 2009. The annual Hajj started on Nov. 25. [Xinhua]")
![Muslim pilgrims pray on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat outside the holy city of Mecca November 26, 2009. [Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20091127/000bcdb95f1d0c798bd854.jpg "Muslim pilgrims pray on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat outside the holy city of Mecca November 26, 2009. [Xinhua]")
![Muslim pilgrims touch the Jabal al-Rahma pillar on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat outside the holy city of Mecca November 26, 2009.[Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20091127/000bcdb95f1d0c798be908.jpg "Muslim pilgrims touch the Jabal al-Rahma pillar on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat outside the holy city of Mecca November 26, 2009.[Xinhua]")
![Muslim pilgrims touch the Jabal al-Rahma pillar on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat outside the holy city of Mecca November 26, 2009.[Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20091127/000bcdb95f1d0c798bf823.jpg "Muslim pilgrims touch the Jabal al-Rahma pillar on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat outside the holy city of Mecca November 26, 2009.[Xinhua]")
![Muslim pilgrims pray on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat outside the holy city of Mecca November 26, 2009. [Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20091127/000bcdb95f1d0c798c0641.jpg "Muslim pilgrims pray on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat outside the holy city of Mecca November 26, 2009. [Xinhua]")
![Muslim pilgrims pray on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat outside the holy city of Mecca November 26, 2009. [Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20091127/000bcdb95f1d0c798c1262.jpg "Muslim pilgrims pray on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat outside the holy city of Mecca November 26, 2009. [Xinhua]")
![Muslim pilgrims pray on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat outside the holy city of Mecca November 26, 2009. [Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20091127/000bcdb95f1d0c798c1e22.jpg "Muslim pilgrims pray on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat outside the holy city of Mecca November 26, 2009. [Xinhua]")
