The ceremony of washing the Holy Kaaba unfolds in three main, meticulously executed stages, each characterised by extreme care and precision. The process begins with the preparation phase, utilising a ...

Before becoming the holiest site in Islam, the Kaaba was surrounded by hundreds of idols worshipped by tribes across Arabia, until Muhammad entered Mecca and destroyed them, transforming the sanctuary ...

Mumbai: Hajj is the most sacred pilgrimage for Muslims, and they follow the ritual with great respect and faith. A video has surfaced on the internet showing a burqa-clad woman shamelessly dancing in ...

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Doah, Qatar: With the start of the new Hijri year 1447 AH, the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque today carried out the annual replacement of the Kiswa ...

Watch live as Muslim pilgrims perform “tawaf,” circling the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site, in Mecca counterclockwise seven times. This year’s Hajj in Saudi Arabia attracted the lowest number of pilgrims ...

Every year millions of Muslims travel to Mecca for the hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam. Muslims travel to Islam’s most sacred mosque, al-Masjid al-Haram, during the six-day pilgrimage. Mecca is ...

Pakistan's star batter Babar Azam pictured with his brother during Umrah near Khana-e-Kaaba in Makkah, Saudi Arabia in this image released on March 9, 2025. — Instagram@safeerazam Pakistan's former ...