Muslims circle the Kaaba in Mecca and head to Mount Arafat as the annual Hajj pilgrimage gets underway, with visitor numbers close to pre-pandemic levels.

Mecca has no cinemas, despite the government lifting a nationwide ban on movie theatres in 2018. For a cinema, residents go to the coastal city of Jeddah, about 70 kilometers (35 miles) away ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Around 2 million Muslims are converging Tuesday in the valleys and hills around Mecca for the pinnacle day of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. They're gathering at Mount ...

The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was a merchant born in the city of Mecca. Muhammad was respected as he was a wise and fair businessman. Tradition says Muhammad escaped the busy city during the month ...

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Six people have died from heatstroke during the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, amid warnings from Saudi officials that temperatures during the annual gathering could reach 48 degrees Celsius (118 ...

Khaled Al-Shannik, a 30-year-old shop owner from Jordan, said Hajj was not Mecca. “Hajj is Arafat,” he said, repeating one of the prophet’s sayings as he sat with his family on a big rock.

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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.

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Elijah Muhammad had encouraged Malcolm in his ministry, appointing him the Nation of Islam's national representative. "I want you to be well known," Muhammad said, because "it will make me well ...