A total of 1,673,230 pilgrims, including not less than 54,743 Nigerians, participated in this year’s Hajj from 171 countries, ...

Journalists have become used to reporting annual disasters at the hajj, the once-in-a-lifetime trip to Mecca that all Muslims ...

Huge crowds of pilgrims "stoned the devil" in the last major ritual of the hajj pilgrimage on Friday, as Muslims around the globe celebrated the beginning of the Eid al-Adha ...

The Hijri New Year, marking the start of the Islamic lunar calendar from the month of Muharram, offers a period for spiritual ...

Muslims will soon welcome a new lunar year in what's known as the Hijri calendar. The Hijri New Year, beginning on the first ...

Over 1,000 Muslims gathered in Mt. Sinai for Eid al-Adha, celebrating with prayer, community reunions, and traditional meals, marking the end of Hajj.

This hajj season has recorded the lowest number of pilgrims in over three decades, barring the years of Covid restrictions from 2020-2022. Last year, 1.8 million Muslims took part, according to ...

Ethiopian Muslim communities across the country are also celebrating the 1446th Eid al-Adha. The Eid holiday began on Friday, 6 June, marked by morning prayers, festive gatherings, and the ritual ...

Muslim pilgrims collect pebbles at Muzdalifah late on June 5, 2025 during the climax of the Hajj pilgrimage, which they will throw later the following days during the Stoning of the Devil ritual ...

Muslim worshippers gather to pray around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque complex in the holy city of Mecca on June 5, 2025 during the climax of the Hajj pilgrimage. AFP PHOTO ...