Kaaba as they keep social distancing at the start of the annual Hajj pilgrimage on Sunday.... — AP

Muslim pilgrims circumambulate the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, during the hajj

The only decoration is a single poster of the sacred Kaaba in Mecca.In Afghanistan, many Shiites

Open this photo in gallery Muslim pilgrims pray in front of the Kaaba, the cubic building at the

MINA, SAUDI ARABIA( AFP)-Muslim pilgrims cast sanitised pebbles Monday( July 19) as they took part in the" stoning of the devil", the last major ritual of this year's hajwhich is again under tight coronavirus restrictions. From first light, small groups of pilgrims made their way across the Valley of Mina near Mecca in western Saudi Arabia to symbolically" humiliate" the devil at the Jamrah al-Aqaba mosque. Wearing masks and the ihram, the pilgrim's seamless white garment, they each threw seven

Inspired by her late father's career, Mona decided to join the military and the first group of Saudi women soldiers to work in Islam's holiest sites, where they are helping secure the Haj. Since April, dozens of female soldiers have become part of the security services that monitor pilgrims in Makkah and Madina. Dressed in a military khaki uniform, with a hip-length jacket, loose trousers and a black beret over a veil covering her hair, Mona spends her shifts roaming in the Grand Mosque in Makka

ISLAMABAD: Council of Islamic Ideology( CII) Chairman Dr Qibla Ayaz has chided the incident of hooliganism at Masjid-i-Nabwi on the 27th of Ramazan, saying it was clear disrespect to the holy site. The incident that saddened all Muslims had to be condemned, said Dr Ayaz in a statement issued on Saturday. The CII chairman said the country needed a “ new political charter ” under which all political parties should agree on the message of ideology of Pakistan and that political differences should b

By Mohammed Benmansour2 Min ReadMECCA, Saudi Arabia( Reuters)-Inspired by her late father’s career, Mona decided to join the military and the first group of Saudi women soldiers to work in Islam’s holiest sites, where they are helping secure the haj annual pilgrimage. Slideshow( 2 images) Since April, dozens of female soldiers have become part of the security services that monitor pilgrims in Mecca and Medina, the birth places of Islam. Dressed in a military khaki uniform, with a hip-length jack

MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA( AFP)-Muslim pilgrims gathered at Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat on Monday( July 19) in the high point of this year's haj, being held in downsized form and under coronavirus restrictions for the second year running. Just 60, 000 people, all citizens or residents of Saudi Arabia, have been selected to take part in this year's haj, with foreign pilgrims again barred. The mask-clad faithful, who had spent the night in camps in the Valley of Mina, converged on Mount Arafat where it

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