The Hajj pilgrimage is held annually between the 8th and 13th days of Zil-Hajj, the 12th month on the Islamic lunar calendar.

Saudi Arabia will resume issuing Umrah visas starting June 10, 2025, welcoming international pilgrims from June 11. This ...

Muslims extol the shrine as Islam’s most important site after Mecca and Medina ... Christian city; they note its cupola is almost identical in size to the Holy Sepulchre’s largest dome.

As pilgrims walk through the sweltering heat, navigating expensive hotels and meticulously planned itineraries, one question ...

Huge crowds of pilgrims "stoned the devil" in the last major ritual of the hajj pilgrimage on Friday, as Muslims around the ...

Located on the Atlantic coast of Morocco, the nation’s most populous city is a layer cake of soaring mosques, art deco ...

Some of the new evidence has been added to an exhibit at the Wittie Museum about the Battle of Medina which opened two years ...

Eid al-Adha marks the end of Hajj and a story Christians will be familiar with: Abraham being asked to sacrifice his son.

For some, the stoning of the devil ritual at the Hajj in Saudi Arabia marks a solemn moment, a complete submission to God.

Pilgrims were set to perform the last major ritual of the hajj — the "stoning of the devil" — on Friday, as Muslims around ...

Mecca and Medina are two common names many people come across when Muslims are preparing for Hajj, an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest city for Muslims. Dhu al-Hijjah is ...

Millions have made the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. The kingdom faces scrutiny over safety after more than 1,300 people died ...