LessonsBook of Hajj: Jamrat al-Aqabah, Sacrifice, Hair Removal, and First ReleaseQuiz

A jamarah is the ritual stoning site; jamārāt is its plural. A ḥaṣāh is one pebble and ḥaṣayāt are pebbles.

Here the learner must distinguish one site from seven pebbles. On later days three sites are stoned. The number of places is a different count from the pebbles used at each place.

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A Jamarah is not the number of pebbles

Book of Hajj: Jamrat al-Aqabah, Sacrifice, Hair Removal, and First Release

A jamarah is the ritual stoning site; jamārāt is its plural. A ḥaṣāh is one pebble and ḥaṣayāt are pebbles.

Here the learner must distinguish one site from seven pebbles. On later days three sites are stoned. The number of places is a different count from the pebbles used at each place.