Near the holy city of Mecca, men in white robes stand quietly in a long queue, waiting for the next important act of their ...

The start of Dhul Hijjah leads to the Hajj, a holy pilgrimage for Muslims, and Saudi Arabia has confirmed the Hajj start date ...

The Hajj is the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia and involves a series of religious rituals. It’s required once in a lifetime of every Muslim who can afford it and is physically able ...

Muslims perform many rites and rituals during the days of the Hajj, which can be explained in the following steps. Ihram – Entering the state of Ihram is both a physical and spiritual condition ...

This includes maintaining a state of intention — to please God and fulfill the religious duty — and entering a state of Ihram, or spiritual state, to perform Hajj. To maintain a state of ...