Pilgrims on Sunday performed the last major ritual of the hajj, the "stoning of the devil", in western Saudi Arabia as Muslims around the globe celebrated the Eid al-Adha holiday. As one of the ...

Muslims perform the Eid al-Adha morning prayer around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca, on the first day of the holiday marking the end of ...

MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The young Iranian threw stones at symbols of the devil Monday and had his beloved black locks shorn — one of 3 million Muslims on the hajj pilgrimage performing rituals to ...

More than 1.8 million pilgrims, most of them from abroad, have joined the first hajj with unrestricted numbers since pre-Covid - Copyright SPA/AFP - More than 1.8 ...

During last year's hajj at least 240 people -- many from Indonesia -- died, according to figures announced by various countries which also did not specify causes of death. There were also more than 10 ...

Pilgrims on Sunday performed the last major ritual of the hajj, the "stoning of the devil", in western Saudi Arabia as Muslims around the globe celebrated the Eid al-Adha holiday.

More than 1.6 million Muslims are taking part in the hajj pilgrimage this year - Copyright AFP - More than 1.6 million Muslims are taking part in the hajj pilgrimage ...

Nigeria‘s Amirul Hajj to the just concluded pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia, Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi II, remains unhappy about the loss of many lives during the stoning of the devil rites during the hajj.

Millions of white robed pilgrims threw pebbles at pillars Thursday, symbolically stoning the devil in an act of purification — an old ritual made safer this year because of remodeling that widened ...

Eid al-Adha celebrations in Kyrgyzstan (file photo) (RFE/RL) December 31, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- More than 2 million Muslims continued the hajj with their ritual stoning of pillars representing Satan in ...

Performing Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam. Islam requires every Muslim who is physically and financially able to make the journey to the holy city of Mecca at least once in his or her life.