(Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty Images) This Friday marks the beginning of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, a religious tradition that brings millions of devout Muslims to the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

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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 ...

Awqaf has detailed a step-by-step guide for UAE residents aiming to register for Hajj 2024. Here’s what to do: Ensure you have the most recent version of the Awqaf UAE smart app downloaded.

The Hajj reached its climax on Tuesday, with pilgrims gathering at Mount Arafat to pray and recite the Quran Some 1.8 million Muslims from across the world made it to Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia ...

MADINAH, May 9 (Bernama) -- Hajj pilgrims who have the opportunity to visit the ‘Raudah’ at the Nabawi Mosque are advised not to get too excited and busy taking pictures so much so they forget to make ...

Tariq (right) says his 77-year-old mother Effendiya (left) "couldn’t take the baking heat" Hundreds of people are thought to have died amid soaring temperatures at the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi ...

The pre-registration for the Hajj pilgrimage for next year will start on the first day of September. In a statement on Monday, the Ministry of Religious Affairs said the registration will begin on ...

The primary registration for the 2025 hajj will begin on September 1 and continue till November 30 through both public and private channels, the religious affairs ministry said yesterday.

In this highly original and comprehensive study, he reveals how the hajj pilgrimage significantly transformed Muslim political culture and colonial attitudes towards it, creating new ideas of religion ...

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