The Kaaba, located in Mecca, is the holiest site in Islam and the focal point of daily prayer for hundreds of millions of Muslims worldwide. During the Hajj pilgrimage, worshippers perform tawaf, ...

Twelve-year-old Kaisan demonstrates the Muslim prayer ritual which is performed five times a day in this clip from a series exploring young people and faith. Suitable for Key Stage 2, First Level and ...

MINA, Saudi Arabia, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Millions of haj pilgrims began heading back to Mecca for final prayers on Tuesday as the world's largest annual gathering of Muslims wound down without incident ...

Pilgrims streaming into Islam’s holy city for the annual hajj prayed for the 157,000 people killed in last month’s tsunami that devastated southern Asia, asking God to give survivors the courage to ...

In years before the coronavirus, some 3 million white-clad pilgrims from across the world flocked to Islam's holiest sites to attend haj under Saudi Arabia's blistering sun. By Marwa Rashad RIYADH, ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Divided in their troubled homeland, Iraqi pilgrims who made the perilous journey to Mecca for haj this week are united in their prayers for peace, stability and the ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Muslim pilgrims have started arriving in Mecca for a drastically scaled-down hajj, as Saudi authorities balance the kingdom’s oversight of one of Islam’s key pillars and ...