Saudi Gazette report ARAFAT — Several guests of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Program for Hajj, Umrah, and Visit expressed their heartfelt emotions as they stood on the plains of Arafat ...

In a Hadeeth, the Prophet said: "The best of the Hajj deeds is raising the voice with Talbiyah and offering sacrificial animals." [At-Tirmithi] In another Hadeeth, the Prophet said: "Jibreel (Gabriel) ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia , June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With the clock of the annual Muslim Hajj pilgrimage already ticking, the Saudi Ministry of Haj ...

In 2025, the Hajj will take place from June 4 to June 9, but many start arriving in the days and weeks ahead to prepare for the journey. Because the Islamic calendar follows a lunar cycle, with ...

The specific steps of Hajj are the same as the ones carried out by the Prophet Mohammad in 632 A.D. in what is known as his “farewell pilgrimage.” But the Kaaba was a sacred site before Islam.

Hajj Pilgrims began arriving in Mina on Friday, the eighth day of Dhul-Hijjah 1445 AH, to spend the Day of Tarwiyah (quenching the thirst) to worship God, petitioning Him for acceptance and ...

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

The Hajj occurs once a year during the lunar month of Dhul-Hijja, the 12th and final month of the Islamic calendar year. This year, the Hajj will start on June 4.

At its peak in 2012, the hajj included 3.16 million pilgrims. But even at a rate of 3 million people per hajj, it would be impossible for all the world’s 1.8 billion Muslims to perform the ...

Extreme heat kills more than 1,300 during Hajj pilgrimage 00:15. More than 1,300 people died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced extreme high temperatures at ...

Zirrar Ali, 40, who returned to London on Friday from his pilgrimage with his 70-year-old father, told CNN that authorities did not provide enough water, shade or medical support to Hajj pilgrims ...