The Saudi Arabia Supreme Court has declared Monday, July 19, 2021 as the Arafat being the 9th day on the Islamic 12th month of Dhul Hijjah, indicating that the following day Tuesday, July 20, 2021 will be Eid-el-Kabir.
Eid-el-kabir is an Islamic festival to commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim (also known as Abraham) to follow Allah’s (God’s) command to sacrifice his son. Muslims around the world observe this event.
According to the Saudi Supreme Court, Saturday, 10 July, 2021 is the last day of Dhul Qaddah, the 11th month in the Islamic calendar.
Sunday, 11 July, 2021 marked the beginning of the 12th month hence the Hajj rites start on Sunday, 18 July, 2021 when pilgrims moved from Makkah to Muna and moved to Arafat early the following morning of 19 July, 2021 which is the Arafat Day.
At Arafat, the pilgrims will pray and supplicate from morning till sunset where they will observe Zuhr and Asr prayers together during Asr time.
Arafat is the place for serious supplication and prayers. At Sunset, they will move to Muzdaliffa, where they will observe their Maghrib and Isha prayers and sleep over.
They will pick the pebbles to be thrown at Devil statute at Muzdaliffa and proceed to the Jamarat, site of throwing the stones the following which is the 10th of Dhul Hijjah.
It is after first round of throwing the stone that the sacrifice is made with the slaughtering of rams which coincides with the Eid-el-Kabir celebration throughout the Islamic world.
