ISLAMABAD (AP) — Hajj is the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca that is required once in a lifetime of every Muslim who can afford it and is physically able to do it. It is a spiritual highlight for ...

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Minister of Justice, Sheikh Abdul Hakim Sharai, has stated that Saudi Arabia is the centre of the Muslim ...

One million Muslims are about to embark on the most important religious event in the Islamic calender, as hundreds of thousands of global worshippers arrive in Saudi Arabia for Hajj. Hajj is one of ...

During the last week of June, many Long Island Muslims, as well as believers worldwide, will embark on the Hajj, an annual pilgrimage to the holiest city in Islam: Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Every Muslim ...

Once a year, Muslim pilgrims flowing into Saudi Arabia unite in a series of religious rituals and acts of worship as they perform the Hajj, one of the pillars of Islam. As they fulfill a religious ...

Dr Syed Ata-ur-Rehman said that participation in the one-day training programme will be mandatory, and pilgrims must attend ...

Professor Abdullahi Saleh Usman, has emphasised early planning and coordination for the healthcare delivery for Nigerian pilgrims who will participate in the forthcoming 2026 Hajj exercise in the ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia — For Zainab Abdu, the holiest sites in Islam were the backdrop for her weekends growing up. Raised in Mecca, in Saudi Arabia, Abdu remembers roller skating with friends near the ...

NAHCON stressed that full compliance with the guidelines is non-negotiable, noting that they directly influence operational approvals and the overall success of the pilgrimage.

Every year, as millions of Muslims travel to Mecca for the annual hajj pilgrimage, they perform a ritual known as "the stoning of the devil." Throughout the first day of Eid al-Adha, pilgrims who have ...

The Hajj is a journey of sacrifice that able Muslims are required to take once in their life. But as temperatures around Mecca this past week soared above 115 degrees, people collapsed, hundreds died ...