RIYADH: Muslim pilgrims on Thursday will head to Mina to spend the day of Al-Tarwiyah, following the way the of Prophet Muhammad to perform different rituals. Thursday is the 8th day of the Hijri month of Dhu Al-Hijjah, when the Hajj pilgrimage begins and will continue until Tuesday. It is desired that all pilgrims arrive before noon to Mina where they should be praying Duhor (noon), Asr (afternoon) Maghreb (sunset), Isha (night) and Fajr (dawn) by shortening them to four-prayers without combining them. “Tarwiyah,” or the day of fetching water marks the journey of Hajj pilgrims from Makkah to Mina. Pilgrims are required to remain in the city until sunrise on the second day of Hajj, when they leave and travel to Arafat. Mina, 7 km northeast of the Grand Mosque in Makkah and within its boundaries, would normally be the site of the world’s largest tent city, accommodating about 2.5 million pilgrims. Meanwhile, the Coordination Council for Institutions and Companies Serving Domestic Pilgrims and the owners of internal pilgrims companies received the first batch of pilgrims from citizens and residents at King Abdulaziz Airport in Jeddah. The pilgrims are on their way to perform the fifth pillar of Islam, in the presence of the Secretary-General of the Council, Dr. Abdullah Al-Muwaihi. Al-Muwaihi said the influx of pilgrims will continue until Thursday and companies will provide arrangements to receive the pilgrims at the airport and transport them to their camps in Mina to spend the day of perfusion and complete their rituals comfortably and easily.