Hajj, which is a once in a lifetime journey for ... Although it may seem mean, don’t share your water bottles or share prayer mats. You might still get sick, but take whatever precautions ...

Hajj is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to the sacred city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, to fulfil a mandatory religious duty as a ...

A meeting of the Central Hajj Committee reviewed the crowd management plans in the wake of the expected huge influx of pilgrims and worshipers to the Grand Mosque in Makkah during the last ten days of ...

On the eve of the 1987 hajj pilgrimage, around 400 people were killed in the clashes between mostly Iranian Shia pilgrims, ...

Once the Hajj is over, men will shave their heads and women to snip a lock of hair in a sign of renewal. Most of the pilgrims then leave Makkah for Medina to pray in Prophet Muhammad’s mosque.

Safa and Marwa are two small yet significant hills near the Kaaba in Mecca. They hold deep spiritual meaning in Islam, as ...

This year, individuals under the age of 15 will not be allowed to perform Hajj. The Ministry of Religious Affairs announced ...