Muslims from around the world have packed the streets of Islam’s holiest city ahead of the biggest hajj pilgrimage since the coronavirus pandemic began.
The suspects in the fraudulent certificates case are alleged to have used social media to advertise their services
On Friday, the kingdom announced a renewed lockdown in the city of Jeddah, gateway to the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, to counter the jump in cases
‘Wearing hijab is a reminder about the way I should behave to represent Islam’
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei threatened a "fierce" reaction if Saudi Arabia does not quickly repatriate victims of the hajj stampede.
Pilgrims in Mecca denounce atrocities by Isis as ‘a virus’ threatening the world, but also express concerns about the US-led air war against them.
A great many local Muslims will not be allowed to perform a Mecca pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as South Africa will likely exceed its attendance quota.
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/ 22 November 2010
The millions who made the trip to Saudi Arabia this year threw pebbles at vast pillars, shaved their heads and sacrificed animals.
<b>Ilham Rawoot</b> may be all grown up,
but Eid makes her feel like a kid again
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/ 15 November 2010
The world’s largest annual pilgrimage, the hajj, began on Sunday with more than two million Muslims pouring into the camp at Mina from Mecca.
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/ 18 December 2009
Muslim pilgrims who undertake the prescribed fifth pillar of Islam are faced with a contemporary experience that has long abandoned the camel.
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/ 6 December 2008
Saudi Arabia has mobilised a force of 100 000 men to protect an estimated two million Muslim pilgrims flocking to Mecca for the annual hajj.