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Pilgrims begin by entering a state of spiritual purity known as “ihram.”

Pilgrims must enter a state of spiritual purity, known as ihram, for the Hajj.

In early June, Husin packed his suitcase, including his “ihram,” the white robe that all male pilgrims wear.

Wearing masks and the ihram, the pilgrim’s seamless white garment, they each threw seven stones at a pillar symbolising Satan, taking them from sealed bags provided by the authorities.

The students dressed in the all-white ihram, the customary, equalizing plain clothing worn by pilgrims, and studied the special prayers we’d all hoped to one day repeat around the real thing.