The rise of premium packages and luxury services in Hajj and Umrah has turned these sacred journeys into lucrative industries ...

The ritual re-enacts Prophet Abraham's pilgrimage to Mecca. Hajj is held on 8th and 13th dates of Islamic calendar. The pilgrimage takes place between 8th and the 13th of the Dhu al-Hijjah ...

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 ...

Deputy Head of Indonesia's Hajj Organizing Agency (BPH) Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak (left) meets with Deputy for International ...

The ritual at Mount Arafat, known as the hill of mercy, is considered the peak of the Hajj pilgrimage. Delivering Hajj sermon at Masjid-e-Nimrah in Maidan-e-Arafat, Sheikh Maher Al Muaiqly called ...

The fact is that the Hajj has become almost synonymous ... reducing the long duration of the pilgrimage; dispensing with primitive rituals like “stoning the devil”; restrictions on approaching ...

The pilgrimage is among the largest religious ... which includes some of the rituals of the Hajj and can be undertaken at any time of the year. This time, she used a loophole in the system so ...

The 2024 Hajj pilgrimage has been overshadowed by disaster and tragedy, with the death of at least 900 pilgrims, mostly due to heat exhaustion and related complications. This isn’t the first deadly ...

Hajj is the annual pilgrimage made by Muslims to the holy ... and Sunday during the "stoning of the devil" ritual in Mina. "This happened amid difficult weather conditions and a very harsh ...

Experts and officials blamed the falling number of Hajj pilgrims on the escalating cost of the journey, the devaluation of ...

CAIRO--More than 1,300 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as ... in soaring temperatures to perform the Hajj rituals in and around the holy city of Mecca.

Every year, hundreds of thousands of Muslims undertake the Hajj –the sacred pilgrimage to Mecca. In 2024, the pilgrimage took ...