Haj 2014 on Friday October 3, Eid al-Adha in Arab states on October 4 | ummid.com
More than 2 million pilgrims are expected to perform Haj this year. They will assemble in Mina, 12 km outside Makkah, on Thursday Oct. 2 at the start of the pilgrimage in preparation for their journey to Arafat the next day. About one million foreign pilgrims have already arrived for Haj, according to Arab News.