Photo of a wife acting as an umbrella for her husband in Mecca goes viral

While the 2017 annual Islamic pilgrimage has ended, it seems as though beautiful >stories, videos, and photos from this year's Hajj are endless. 

There is one recent photo in particular that has drawn a different reaction from the public in the past few days. 

During Eid Al-Adha, a photo of a niqab-wearing woman providing shade to a man in the holy city began making the rounds online. 

The photo - taken by Saudi photographer Raeid Allehyani - was originally shared via Twitter by Allehyani on Sept. 2 with a caption that reads: 

"He used to call her the moon, so she eclipsed the sun for him." 

His tweet garnered over 10,000 re-tweets at the time of writing. 

The photo ultimately went viral after Twitter user @mohdahmedmemon - a Muslim account preaching Islam - shared it to the social media platform.

"Today in Makkah a wife hides her husband from sun. One of the most beautiful images recently taken [sic]," he wrote.

His tweet, which was shared publicly on Sept. 3, has received over 28,000 re-tweets and over 22,000 favorites at the time of writing.

The photo has drawn mixed reactions from the public. Many referred to it as a genuine act of love, while others believed it to be a true depiction of misogyny. 

Fahed, the praying man in the photo: "About the photo that went viral on Twitter, thank you for this photo... That's me and the family."