Jamarat is the name for the three stoning sites at Mina that pilgrims target with pebbles during hajj.
The three locations are commonly called Jamarat al-Sughra, Jamarat al-Wusta, and Jamarat al-Aqaba, meaning the small, middle, and large Jamarah. The ritual commemorates Abraham’s rejection of Satan’s temptation in Islamic tradition. Pilgrims throw pebbles at the designated structures during specified days of hajj.
The modern Jamarat Bridge complex was developed to manage large crowds and improve safety. Pilgrims now throw from multiple levels and approach routes rather than gathering around isolated traditional pillars in the older arrangement.
Jamarat is sometimes mistakenly described as three literal devils. In the ritual’s religious symbolism, the sites represent the locations associated with temptation; the act is a pilgrimage rite, not an attempt to harm a physical being. The word Jamarat is also used collectively for the three sites.