The Hajj pilgrimage began on Wednesday. Some 1.8 million Muslims from across the globe are expected to gather in the Saudi holy city of Mecca for the annual gathering that will conclude on June 8.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. During a Friday sermon at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Saleh bin Abdullah bin Humaid — one of the nine imams of ...

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Twelve-year-old Kaisan demonstrates the Muslim prayer ritual which is performed five times a day in this clip from a series exploring young people and faith. Suitable for Key Stage 2, First Level and ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Muslim pilgrims circumambulate the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, ...

Mecca and Medina are two common names many people come across when Muslims are preparing for Hajj, an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest city for Muslims. Dhu al-Hijjah is ...

The final month of the Islamic calendar, Dhul Hijjah, has begun. Some Muslims will prepare to make their way to Saudi Arabia to perform an obligatory spiritual journey called Hajj, or pilgrimage. The ...

Cairo: Saudi authorities have urged Muslim pilgrims converging on the kingdom in the closing days of the current Ramadan not to bring their children to the Grand Mosque in Mecca that is witnessing an ...

Muslim worshippers gather around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque complex in the holy city of Mecca — HAZEM BADER More than a million Muslim pilgrims poured into the holy city of ...

Indonesia’s Danantara has bid $1 billion for a large plot of land near the Grand Mosque in Mecca, according to people familiar with the matter, as the sovereign wealth fund looks to develop a huge ...

Live from the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, as Muslims gather for prayers during the holy month of Ramadan. The Grand Mosque houses the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site. See images from the Middle ...