MUMBAI: Haj 2025 has concluded without any untoward incidents and is hailed as one of the safest and most efficiently managed pilgrimages in recent years.

Restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19 during the Muslim haj in Saudi Arabia have also reduced the risk of the deadly crowd crushes that have marred the pilgrimage's symbolic stoning ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia stopped more than 269,000 people without permits for the annual Hajj pilgrimage from entering Mecca, officials said Sunday, as authorities crack down on ...

For Indonesian teachers Sutrisno and Sri Wahyuningsih, embarking on the once in a lifetime haj pilgrimage stirs bittersweet emotions. After waiting more than a decade, Sri's parents were supposed ...

Iran used a newly developed ballistic missile in its latest barrage of airstrikes against Israel Saturday that is named after General Qassem Soleimani who was killed on orders from President Trump … ...

BP Haji aims to improve haj organizing in 2026 by, among other things, shortening the travel period for Indonesian haj pilgrims from 40 days to 30 days.

This process excludes those who cannot afford the license or are not included in the allocation. Hajj is a once-in-a-lifetime religious obligation for every able-bodied Muslim.

Millions have made the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. The kingdom faces scrutiny over safety after more than 1,300 people died last year.

Saudi ministry of Haj and Umrah narrates stories of Haj volunteers who help out pilgrims during the journey.

MOUNT ARAFAT: The Imam and Khateeb of the Grand Mosque, Sheikh Saleh bin Abdullah bin Humaid, in his Haj sermon delivered from Masjid-i-Nimrah on Thursday covered a host of issues facing the Ummah ...

RIYADH – Saudi Arabia announced on May 27 that the annual Muslim haj pilgrimage to Mecca would begin on June 4 after astronomical observatories spotted the crescent moon, marking the start of ...

MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Some 2 million Muslim pilgrims officially began the annual Hajj pilgrimage on Monday, making their way out of Mecca after circling Islam’s holiest site, the Kaaba ...