Iran pilgrims to join this year’s hajj: Saudi Arabia
Iranian pilgrims will participate in this year’s annual hajj, Saudi Arabia has said, after an absence last year during tensions between the regional rivals. “The ministry of hajj and the Iranian organisation have completed all the necessary measures to ensure Iranian pilgrims perform hajj 1438 according to the procedures followed by all Muslim countries,” the […]
9 Fast Facts About Hajj
The hajj, the annual Muslim pilgrimage to the Saudi Arabian city of Mecca, began Saturday. It changes every year depending on the location of the moon, but always happens during the eighth and the 12th of the month of Dhul Hijjah, the last month of the Islamic calendar. To find out more information about the […]
Hajj 2016: Millions of Muslims start arriving in Mecca
Millions of Muslims from around the world have started arriving i n the Saudi Arabian city of Mecca ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, a central pillar of the Islamic faith that re-enacts the actions of the Prophet Muhammad from more than 1,400 years ago. Worshippers from more than 150 countries began gathering on Friday […]
Hajj 2016: Pilgrims gather at Mount Arafat for key rite
Nearly two million Muslims have gathered in the vast Saudi plain of Mount Arafat for the most important ritual of the Hajj, an annual pilgrimage that re-enacts the actions of the Prophet Muhammad from more than 1,400 years ago. Worshippers from more than 150 countries converged at the 70-metre hill at sunrise on Sunday, some […]
Muslim Pilgrimage Draws Millions To Mecca
One of the world’s most historic and religious mass gatherings began Friday. Millions of Muslims made their Hajj pilgrimage this week to the Islamic holy city of Mecca, Al Jazeera reported. The pilgrimage is an important spiritual journey meant to cleanse faithful Muslims of sin and to bring them closer to God. The annual journey […]