Muslim pilgrims gather to perform noon and afternoon prayers at Namira Mosque in Mount Arafat, southeast of the Saudi holy city of Mecca, on September 23, 2015. MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH / Getty Images Once ...

South African Muslim pilgrims will experience significant changes as the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah mandates the use of ...

Once every year, Muslims from all corners of the world set course for one of Islam's holiest sites in the city of Mecca. The pilgrimage to the holy city in the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia is a ...

What Is the Hajj Pilgrimage and What Is Eid Al-Adha? Why Are They Significant for Muslims? Once a year, large numbers of Muslim pilgrims converging on Saudi Arabia unite in religious rituals and acts ...

Large-scale events, such as the Hajj, constitute complex logistical events that attract approximately two to three million ...

(RNS) — On one particular day of this year’s Hajj pilgrimage, Saba walked 42,000 steps in performing the rites of that day and going from one location to the other in the relentless heat with ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia — One million Muslim pilgrims were converging on Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca on Wednesday for the largest hajj since the COVID-19 pandemic severely curtailed access to one of ...