Everyone else was prevented from performing Tawaf so that the Caliph could do it alone, undisturbed. A nomadic man, however, proceeded ahead of Harun al-Rashid to perform the circumambulation. The ...

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) disbursed a total of over ₦1.09billion on December 24, 2025, for the ...

Saudi Arabia has started issuing Hajj 2026 visas and this early process aims to improve planning and coordination for ...

Muslim pilgrims pray around the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, June 25, 2023. Muslim pilgrims are converging on Saudi ...

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah on Sunday began issuing visas for the 2026 Hajj season, setting preparations in motion months ahead of pilgrims arriving in the Kingdom. The step follows the ...

The Majority Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has defended state sponsorship of the Hajj pilgrimage, describing it as ...

CAIRO — More than 1,300 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced extreme high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, Saudi authorities ...

CAIRO − Egypt formed a crisis unit on Thursday to investigate the deaths of Egyptians taking part in the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca during extreme heat, after medical and security sources said ...

DUBAI, 18th February, 2026 (WAM) -- The Endowments and Minors’ Trust Foundation in Dubai (Awqaf Dubai) has officially launched the third phase of the Dubai Government Employees’ Endowment for Hajj and ...

Mawums Limited, the contractor working on the new multipurpose Hajj Village at the Kotoka International Airport, has ...

Water mist is sprayed on Muslim pilgrims as they walk towards the rocky hill known as the Mountain of Mercy, on the Plain of Arafat, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage, near the holy city of Mecca, ...