Hajj (Pilgrimage to Mecca) Hajj is the fifth pillar of Islam ... The rituals of Hajj include wearing the Ihram (a white cloth) and performing Tawaf (circumambulation) around the Kaaba, which ...

The journey begins at Mecca’s Grand Mosque, where pilgrims begin the first stage of worship — tawaf. During tawaf, pilgrims circle an ornate, black, box-like structure called the Ka’aba seven times ...

In an interview with state media in Makkah on Sunday, he said all pilgrims are being given hygienic three-time food, standard accommodation in Azizia and free transport to Haram to perform Tawaf and ...

We charged Abraham and Ishmael: “Purify My House for those who perform Tawaf (circling) and those who are staying ... the first House [of worship] established for mankind was at Makkah – blessed and a ...

Afterwards, they return to Makkah for a final circumambulation, known as Farewell Tawaf. Once the Hajj is over, men will shave their heads and women to snip a lock of hair in a sign of renewal. Most ...

The House of Representatives’ special committee to inquire into the government’s management and organization of this year’s ...

The map below shows the location of Dubai and Mecca. The blue line represents the straight line joining these two place. The distance shown is the straight line or the air travel distance between ...

The map below shows the location of Jerusalem and Mecca. The blue line represents the straight line joining these two place. The distance shown is the straight line or the air travel distance between ...

Rain forecast in several parts of the kingdom until Sunday Cairo: Four children from a family died after their car was swept away by torrents resulting from heavy rains in the Saudi city of Mecca ...