Mecca is Islam’s holiest city and a focal point for followers of the faith, but it's also home to about 2 million people who live everyday life there.

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Pilgrims streamed into Mecca’s Grand Mosque on Saturday to perform their final rituals before heading to Mina in preparation for the Hajj, the fifth pillar of Islam ...

Before Islam emerged in the 7th century, the Arabian Peninsula was a melting pot of polytheistic worship, including the reverence of deities that bear striking similarities to Hindu gods.

Muslim pilgrims in face masks have begun arriving at Islam’s holiest site in Mecca for a very different hajj amid the COVID-19 pandemic. July 29, 2020 In April, she dreamt the Prophet Muhammad ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Pilgrims streamed into Mecca’s Grand Mosque on Saturday to perform their final rituals before heading to Mina in preparation for the Hajj, the fifth pillar of Islam ...

Pilgrims streamed into Mecca’s Grand Mosque on Saturday to perform their final rituals before heading to Mina in preparation for the Hajj, the fifth pillar of Islam and one of the largest ...