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 ...

Imam Aminu Hassan, the Director, Da’awah, Kebbi Pilgrims Welfare Board, has urged the pilgrims to endeavour to perform Hajj according to the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be Upon Him). The News ...

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has started registrations for Hajj 2026 (1447 AH) for domestic and local pilgrims, ...

As Muslims began observing the holy month of Ramadan, posts surfaced online falsely claiming Malaysians who want to complete the hajj could do so for free under a programme offered by the country's ...

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), has said that no fewer than 50,000 Nigerian intending pilgrims will perform the 2024 hajj in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Executive Chairman of ...

Hajj, or pilgrimage, is one of the basic foundations of Muslim beliefs and is one of the five pillars of Islam. Hajj takes place in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. With the final month of the Islamic calendar, ...

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 ...

Updated June 27, 2023 at 11:16 AM ET DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Around 2 million Muslims are converging Tuesday in the valleys and hills around Mecca for the pinnacle day of the annual Hajj ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia has restored full pilgrim capacity for this year’s Hajj, following three years of dramatically reduced numbers due to the pandemic, with more than 2 million ...

Restrictions to contain the Covid-19 pandemic saw Saudi authorities limit the number of pilgrims in 2020 and introduce an age cap of 35 before cancelling the measures in January — Haitham EL-TABEI ...