In Islamic culture, Eid al-Adha carries deep meanings of compassion and solidarity. This celebration, which begins this year on June 6 and lasts four days, commemorates Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness ...

Large numbers of Muslims converge once a year on Saudi Arabia to unite in a series of religious rituals and acts of worship ...

THE recent outbreak of war between Israel and Iran is not just another geopolitical conflict — it is a painful eruption of an ...

Thousands of Muslim pilgrims have begun performing Tawaf, the sacred ritual of circling the Kaaba at the center of Mecca’s Grand Mosque, marking the beginning of the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage, one of ...

More than a million pilgrims joined Islam's most important rite under a beating sun on Wednesday, as the hajj kicked off with the Saudi hosts scrambling to avoid last year's 1,000-plus deaths in ...

A pilgrim offer prayers after she cast stones at a pillar in the symbolic stoning of the devil, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, June ...

As dawn broke across Tehran on a Friday — normally a sacred day of prayer and family respite in the Islamic world — the calm ...

Muslims will soon welcome a new year in the Islamic lunar calendar, known as the Hijri calendar. The Hijri New Year, ...

More than 1.5 million Muslims from around the world gathered in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, for the Hajj, an Islamic pilgrimage to Islam’s holiest city. The religious trip is a once-in-a-lifetime duty for ...

ALBAWABA- Tomorrow, the white-tented valley of Mina will once again welcome the first waves of Hajj pilgrims, as millions of Muslims from across the glo ...