One of the five pillars of Islam is that each believer is called, at least once in their lives, to make the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage that starts and ends in the holy city of Mecca located in ...

The 5-6 day Hajj, the fifth pillar of Islam, is one of the largest religious gatherings in the world. More than 1.5 million pilgrims from about 180 countries from all over the world have arrived ...

and 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 it. For pilgrims, it is a deeply moving spiritual experience ...

At least 1,301 Muslims died in Mecca during the five-day Hajj pilgrimage as temperatures soared to a record 125 degrees Fahrenheit, Saudi Health Minister Fahad Al-Jalajel said Sunday. He said 83% ...

The two cities are at the heart of the five-day Hajj pilgrimage. A treatment centre near Mount Arafat recorded 225 cases of heat stress, the official Saudi Press Agency reported. Pilgrims attend ...

Pakistan's Hajj Policy 2025 sets a quota of 179,000 pilgrims, with costs between Rs1.075 million and Rs1.175 million.

and lasts five to six days. The Hajj usually attracts between 1.5 million and 2 million pilgrims, but this is the first time since the pandemic that Saudi authorities have allowed it to return to ...

The owners of general Hajj agencies have rejected the government's Hajj packages and announced their own separate packages, ...

Talking about the Hajj expenses, Chaudhry Salik Hussain said the cost for the Government Hajj Scheme for 2025 is expected to range between 1,075,000 to 1,175,000 rupees, while the additional cost for ...

Javed Iqbal reports from Makkah that Pakistan Hajj Mission has finalized arrangements to guide and assist Pakistani pilgrims in Mina, Muzdalifah, and Arafat, as the five-day hajj rituals are scheduled ...

Some vomited and collapsed. Historically, deaths are not uncommon at the Hajj, which has seen at times over 2 million people travel to Saudi Arabia for a five-day pilgrimage. The pilgrimage's ...