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Pilgrims climb the Jabal al-Nour to visit Hira Cave during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on 24 August 2017 [Fırat Yurdakul/Anadolu Agency]
![Pilgrims climb the Jabal al-Nour to visit Hira Cave during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on 24 August 2017 [Fırat Yurdakul/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_8_25-Muslim-pilgrims-climb-the-Jabal-al-Nour-to-visit-Hira-Cave20170824_2_25406440_25214198.jpg?w=395&h=264&ssl=1 "Muslim pilgrims climb the Jabal al-Nour to visit Hira Cave")
Pilgrims climb the Jabal al-Nour to visit Hira Cave during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on 24 August 2017 [Fırat Yurdakul/Anadolu Agency]
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Pilgrims climb the Jabal al-Nour to visit Hira Cave during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on 24 August 2017 [Fırat Yurdakul/Anadolu Agency]
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Pilgrims climb the Jabal al-Nour to visit Hira Cave during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on 24 August 2017 [Fırat Yurdakul/Anadolu Agency]