A pilgrim offer prayers after she cast stones at a pillar in the symbolic stoning of the devil, the last rite of the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, ...

The first phase of mandatory comprehensive training programme for intending Hajj pilgrims has begun in Islamabad and at ...

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Millions of Muslims from all over the world have converged on Mecca in Saudi Arabia to partake in Islam's annual Hajj pilgrimage, one of the largest religious gatherings in the world. In the coming ...

Qatar has opened Hajj 2026 registration from Wednesday with new regulations, implementing stricter eligibility criteria, financial deposits, and streamlined digital processes. Starting from October 1 ...

This article is not new. It was published in this column during Hajj period last year. It is being repeated here today with some alterations in response to readers’ popular demand. Here it goes: Hajj ...

Hajj, or the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, was held this year the second week of January, but the date changes year to year with the Islamic calendar. The trip is taken by every able-bodied and ...

Seventeen per cent of those returning from the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina (Hajj) are carrying meningococcal bacteria, finds a study in this week's BMJ. As such, vaccination should ...

Slate is making its essential coronavirus coverage free for all readers. Subscribe to support our journalism. I’ve never been on the pilgrimage to Mecca that all Muslims who are able to must make at ...

The similitude of Hajj in the life of a Muslim is like that of pregnancy in the womb of an expectant mother. The experience may vary from woman to woman as the foetus in the womb undergoes various ...