An estimated 1.8 million Muslims are preparing to embark on the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca which begins on June 4.

Here’s all you need to know about Hajj date, history, significance and Ihram to Bakrid rituals of Muslims' pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

According to Islamic tradition, the Kaaba – a black silk-clad stone structure at the heart of the Grand Mosque in Mecca – was built ... pilgrims will spend the night under the stars.

Worshippers were seen performing ceremonial laps around the Kaaba ... Mecca, seeking spiritual fulfillment during the Hajj pilgrimage. Reports indicate that nearly two million pilgrims spent the ...

Hajj means “pilgrimage made to the Kaaba” and it ... of common purpose in Mecca despite massive crowds. “We had the option to drive back to the hotel each night. It’s only five miles ...

Dubai: With the annual Hajj pilgrimage set to begin in a few weeks, millions of Muslims preparing to visit Mecca will once again gather around the Kaaba ... during the Night Journey (Isra and ...

Speaking on Monday night at a conference about ... from kissing or touching the cube-shaped Kaaba, the metaphorical house of God at the center of Mecca that pilgrims circle as they complete ...

Speaking on Monday night at a conference about ... from kissing or touching the cube-shaped Kaaba, the metaphorical house of God at the center of Mecca that pilgrims circle as they complete ...

Riyadh: The Kaaba, located in the city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, is a highly sacred place for Muslims around the world. Muslims going for Hajj feel fortunate just to see the Kaaba and touch its wall.

ARAFAT – They came in the dark of night, in the thousands ... The mound southeast of Mecca is little known outside Islam. For non-Muslims, the circling of the Kaaba — the black, cube-shaped ...

Islamic tradition holds that the Kaaba, a stone structure draped ... a desert valley located about 8 kilometres (5 miles) from Mecca, where they spend the night in preparation for the next day ...