As a first time Hajji, it’s natural to be unfamiliar with the rites, so ask scholars in the group. 2. Know what to expect and set the expectations. Hajj is the journey of a lifetime; but at the ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia, Nov 5 (AFP) - More than 2.5 million Muslim pilgrims began the rites of the annual hajj pilgrimage, leaving the holy city of Mecca for Mount Arafat, where the prophet Mohammed is ...

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 ...

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 ...

Earlier this month, registration opened for Saudis and Muslim foreign residents wishing to perform this year’s Hajj rites The ministry has said priority in registration for domestic pilgrims is given ...

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 ...

Muslims on Wednesday celebrate one of Islam's two main holidays, Eid al-Adha, or the Holiday of Sacrifice, which marks the end of the Rites of Hajj, the pilgrimage to the holy sites of Islam in ...

Adventurer confident of arrival in Mecca ahead of pilgrimage season Cairo: A Turkish cyclist has gone on a gruelling journey from Germany heading to Saudi Arabia to perform this year's annual Hajj ...

Prices range from SR8,000 to 13,000 excluding transportation cost Cairo: Saudi Arabia has unveiled four main packages for domestic pilgrims ahead of this year’s annual Islamic Hajj pilgrimage.

the death of a husband (allowing the wife to request a refund), or if a traffic accident prevents the pilgrim from performing the Hajj rites. For such requests, proof of the incident must be provided ...