The hajj pilgrimage has given Sudanese citizen Kamal Kabashi a brief respite from his country's bloody conflict. Having safely arrived in Islam's holiest city, he was praying for peace. Only weeks ago ...

Water mist is sprayed on Muslim pilgrims as they pray on 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 ...

MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims from around the world raised their hands to heaven and offered prayers of repentance on the sacred hill of Mount Arafat in ...

The hajj pilgrimage can be physically draining even in ideal conditions, but worshippers this year face an added challenge: scorching sun and temperatures rising to 42 degrees Celsius (108 degrees ...

RAIPUR: Addressing a gathering of Hajj pilgrims in Raipur, CM Vishnu Deo Sai emphasised the spirit of national unity and well-being. The event organised by the Chhattisgarh State Hajj Committee served ...

Masked pilgrims arrived Thursday at Mount Arafat, a desert hill near Islam's holiest site, to pray and repent on the most important day of the hajj, the annual pilgrimage in Mecca in Saudi Arabia. The ...

Join me on a unique experience flying with Hajj pilgrims returning home on Stage 2 of the Hajj Flight. The journey began on an empty Boeing 747-400 from Fujairah, UAE, to Madinah, Saudi Arabia. Upon ...

Kamal Kabashi (L) and Ahmed Jaber travelled for days from war-torn Sudan to Mecca to perform one of the five pillars of Islam – Copyright AFP Sajjad HUSSAIN The ...

Kamal Kabashi (L) and Ahmed Jaber travelled for days from war-torn Sudan to Mecca to perform one of the five pillars of Islam — Sajjad HUSSAIN The hajj pilgrimage has given Sudanese faithful Kamal ...