Hajj Yatra: Saudi government makes big change in Hajj pilgrimage rules, married couple will not be allowed to.

This year’s Hajj has attracted over 1.5 million international pilgrims, though officials have yet to release a final count. For many, enduring the desert heat is a small sacrifice on a sacred ...

Muslim pilgrims gather at 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, on June 15.

Masses of pilgrims have embarked on a symbolic stoning of the devil in Saudi Arabia, marking the final days of Hajj pilgrimage and the start of the Eid al-Adha celebrations for Muslims around the ...

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.

More than 1.83 million Muslims performed Hajj in 2024, Saudi Hajj and Umrah Minister Tawfiq bin Fawzan al-Rabiah said in a briefing, slightly less than last year's figures when 1.84 million made ...

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 ...

Millions of Muslims from all over the world have converged on Mecca in Saudi Arabia to partake in Islam's annual hajj pilgrimage, one of the largest religious gatherings in the world. This year's ...

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 ...