SACRED LOCATIONS OF HAJJ. These sacred locations include the city of Makkah, the hills of Safa and Marwa, the tent settlement of Mina, Mount Arafat, and Muzdalifah.

In a significant update for Hajj pilgrims, the Saudi Arabia government has announced new rules for the 2026 Hajj pilgrimage.

Millions of Muslims from all over the world will converge on Mecca in Saudi Arabia to partake in Islam’s annual hajj pilgrimage, one of the largest religious gatherings in the world.

The Hajj: At a Glance. One of the five pillars of Islam is that each believer is called, at least once in their lives, to make the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage that starts and ends in the holy city ...

Muslim pilgrims gather at the top of the rocky hill known as the Mountain of Mercy, on the Plain of Arafat, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Saturday ...

Muslims throng to sacred sites. Undeterred by searing heat, pilgrims take part in Hajj rites. June 17, 2024 at 4:00 a.m. by SAMY MAGDY The Associated Press ...

More than 1.83 million Muslims performed Hajj in 2024, including more than 1.6 million pilgrims from 22 countries, and around 222,000 Saudi citizens and residents, according to Saudi Hajj authorities.

Muslim pilgrims try to reach for free distributing drinking water in Arafat, on the second day of the annual hajj pilgrimage, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Saturday, June 15, 2024.

What is hajj? Hajj is an annual religious pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca and is required of every physically and financially capable Muslim at least once in their lifetime.

Today, religion is more threatened than ever, yet sacred journeys are more popular than ever. 200 million people go on a pilgrimage each year. They set out from the ordinary, and seek the ...

More than 1.83 million Muslims from around the world gathered at the sacred hill of Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia for worship and reflection on the second day of the Hajj pilgrimage.