Located in Mecca, the Kaaba is Islam’s most sacred site and the focal point of daily Muslim prayer. This episode explores its religious significance, history of reconstruction, and the rituals ...

In preparation for Hajj, the Kaaba in Makkah gets a new cloth cover every year—and 2025's Kiswa has been raised in Islam's holiest place on Earth. As part of the custom, the Kiswa is raised to a ...

where the sun will be positioned perpendicularly above the Holy Kaaba. This phenomenon can offer a straightforward way to determine the direction of the Qiblah anywhere in the world by only ...

In the bustling city of Makkah, surrounded by skyscrapers and technology, stands a simple cube-shaped structure made of stone ...

Delivering the Hajj sermon, the Imam-e-Kaaba emphasised the importance of neighbourly care, compassion for orphans, widows, and the underprivileged, as well as kindness toward parents. He urged ...

Ramanjaneyulu, laid the foundation stone for the construction of a Shaadi Khana at Prathipadu on Thursday. The facility is being built for the benefit of the Muslim community. Speaking at the ...

It is true that Rujuta Diwekar’s popularity graph rose, thanks to actor Kareena Kapur’s size zero. Equally, she has a lot more to her than the Kareena Kapoor tag. Rujuta is absolutely against ...

Salman Khan maintains his fitness with a rigorous routine. His trainer Rakkesh R Uddiyar reveals his workout secrets. Salman follows a giant set routine with minimal rest. He combines this with ...

Night - Partly cloudy. Winds variable at 3 to 7 mph (4.8 to 11.3 kph). The overnight low will be 76 °F (24.4 °C). Sunny with a high of 99 °F (37.2 °C). Winds variable at 5 to 7 mph (8 to 11.3 ...

Raising the Kiswa – the black cloth covering the Holy Kaaba in Mecca – is an annual tradition preceding the Hajj season that signals the start of the Muslim pilgrimage and protects the black ...