Muslim pilgrims are wrapping up the Hajj, or pilgrimage, in the deadly summer heat on Tuesday with the third day of the symbolic stoning of the devil, and the last circumambulation around the ...

The pilgrims will undertake religious rites that have remained unchanged since the founding of Islam 14 centuries ago. This year's hajj takes place amid tensions in the Gulf region exacerbated by ...

(RNS) — The changes are not only sensible but, after last year's massive loss of life at the Hajj, necessary. (RNS) — Hajj is too expensive. Hajj is too crowded. Hajj isn’t regulated well ...

So tell us what happens when you go to Hajj and when you're doing it. Hajj is a very important rite-of-passage for Muslims. So you go to Mecca and this little cube-like building here is what we ...

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has warned intending pilgrims for the 2025 Hajj to prepare for extreme heat, ...

Pilgrims perform prayers at the Grand Mosque in the Saudi holy city of Mecca ahead of the Hajj pilgrimage, on June 19, 2023. AFP Cairo: Saudi Arabia, Islam’s birthplace, has said it is fully ...

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON ... Many collapsed from heatstroke while performing religious rites under the scorching sun. Reports indicated that some pilgrims struggled with ...