Millions of Muslims have gathered in Mecca, marking the beginning of the five-day Hajj pilgrimage —the world's largest annual religious gathering. It is year 1446 in the Islamic calendar. Pilgrims are ...

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has announced that 14,165 Nigerian pilgrims have been successfully airlifted to Saudi Arabia in the first five days of the 2025 Hajj operations.The ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Hundreds of people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced intense high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingd… ...

The Hajj pilgrimage is usually performed over five or six days each year, from the 8th to 12th or 13th day of Dhu al-Hijjah or Dhul Hijjah. When the new crescent moon is sighted, Eid al-Adha ...

The ritual marks the final days of the Hajj, or Islamic pilgrimage, and the start of the Eid al-Adha celebrations for Muslims around the world. The stoning is among […] ...

Muslims from around the world are in the Saudi city of Mecca for the Hajj, one of the Five Pillars of Islam. In the coming ...

All Muslims are required to make the five-day Hajj at least once in their lives if they are physically and financially able to do so. More than 1.83 million Muslims performed Hajj in 2024, ...

There are no reliable citywide death totals, but over a five-day period the Edhi Foundation, which handles about 40 daily deaths in more normal times, says it took in 568 bodies. Last weekend, the ...

Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday embarked on a five-day visit to Saudi Arabia to sign a bilateral agreement for the Hajj pilgrimage of 2025, where India is seeking an additional ...

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has announced that 14,165 Nigerian pilgrims have been successfully airlifted to Saudi Arabia in the first five days of the 2025 Hajj operations.