In a revered annual tradition, the Holy Kaaba in Makkah was ceremonially washed for the Hijri year 1447, in the presence of dignitaries and ambassadors from several Muslim countries accredited to the ...

Dubai: The annual ceremonial washing of the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest shrine located within the Grand Mosque in Mecca, was ...

A press statement published by the Presidential Secretariat said that during the pilgrimage, Prabowo took the time to pray inside the Kaaba, the holiest site in Islam, and got the chance to kiss the ...

“I throw the stone as a symbol against Satan ... on Friday. Many pilgrims went to Mecca afterwards to circuit the Kaaba, the black, cube-shaped structure in the holy city, and walk between the hills ...

“I throw the stone as a symbol against Satan ... on Friday. Many pilgrims went to Mecca afterwards to circuit the Kaaba, the black, cube-shaped structure in the holy city, and walk between the hills ...

As Muslims around the world celebrated the beginning of the Eid al-Adha holiday, pilgrims gathered on the outskirts of the holy city of Mecca to cast stones at three walls representing the devil.

After entering Mecca in ihram, many pilgrims perform an initial tawaf by circling the Kaaba, a black stone structure at the heart of the Great Mosque in Mecca (Masjid al-Haram), seven times in a ...

Eid-ul-Adha 2025: Here’s all you need to know about the date, history, significance and key rituals of Hajj, from wearing the Ihram to celebrations of Bakrid.

A Saudi official perfumes the Black Stone set into the corner of the Holy Kaaba in the Grand Mosque. Supplied Cairo: Saudi authorities have urged pilgrims not to stand for too long next to a ...

History of Hajj: Ahead of Hajj 2024, here's all you need to know about the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia - from Prophet Ibrahim to modern pilgrims ...

Akuapem Poloo, in the quest to abide by the tenets of her newfound Islamic faith, embarked on a pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

Ayodhya Mosque: The Imam-e-Haram (the Imam who leads namaz) at the holy mosque of Kaaba in Mecca will lay the foundation stone of the proposed mosque in Ayodhya that is going to be constructed as ...