The annual hajj pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam, will start on Wednesday with well over one million Muslims from around the world expected to take part. All Muslims are expected to ...
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What Is the Hajj? Islam’s Great Pilgrimage

The Hajj is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, a sacred journey to Mecca that every Muslim is called to complete at least once. But what exactly happens on this pilgrimage?
Muslims from around the world are in the Saudi city of Mecca for the Hajj, one of the Five Pillars of Islam. In the coming days, people will immerse themselves in religious rituals and acts of worship ...
Saudis deserve credit for last month’s less fatal pilgrimage. (For previous articles in this series, see here and here.) Journalists have become used to reporting annual disasters at the hajj, the ...
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