More than 1.5 million foreign Muslims arrive in Mecca for annual Hajj pilgrimageMuslim pilgrims are flocking to Mecca for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, with over 1.5 million foreign pilgrims already in Saudi Arabia. The e...
12 Jun, 2024, 11.56 AM IST
Sania Mirza all set to go on the Hajj, requests friends to keep her in their prayers as she embarks on a ‘journey of a lifetime’In Islam, Hajj is a pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca and a religious duty. Every financially capable adult Muslim is required to undert...
10 Jun, 2024, 07.42 PM IST
Festival of sacrificeEid-ul-Adha is significant also because the day marks the culmination of Haj, pilgrimage made to Kaaba in Mecca. The rites of Haj are perfo...
28 Jun, 2023, 11.01 PM IST
What is the Hajj pilgrimage and what does it mean for Muslims?The Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam, and all Muslims are required to undertake it at least once in their lives if they are physica...
26 Jun, 2023, 05.41 PM IST
Huge crowds swarm from Mecca for hajj climaxHundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims traveled to Mina, where they will stay in tents before the annual hajj's high-point on Tuesday at ...
26 Jun, 2023, 04.32 PM IST
Hajj pilgrimage starts in Saudi Arabia, with 2 million expected after lifting of COVID measuresMillions of Muslims gathered in Mecca to start the annual Hajj pilgrimage, making this year's event the largest religious gathering since t...
26 Jun, 2023, 04.01 PM IST
Hina Khan shares posts as she heads on first Umrah, says 'No pain no gain'The ‘Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai’ actress revealed how she got to Hajar-al-Aswad and the Kaaba Sharif. On Instagram Stories, she posted a ph...
23 Mar, 2023, 04.25 PM IST
Hina Khan performs Umrah ahead of Ramadan, shares videos of her 'surreal' Kaaba view roomThe 'Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai' star was accompanied by her family.
22 Mar, 2023, 12.28 PM IST
Saudi Arabia: Hajj pilgrimage returning to pre-COVID levelsThe hajj, required of all able-bodied Muslims once in their life, represents one of the world's largest gatherings of people. Before the pa...
10 Jan, 2023, 11.35 AM IST
A hajj closer to normal: 1 million Muslims begin pilgrimageThis year, the hajj is open to just 1 million foreign and domestic pilgrims who have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, tested ...
07 Jul, 2022, 07.11 PM IST
View: The 'just leave it alone' lesson from the dolled up Jallianwala BaghThe intention of the designer would have presumably been to evoke riqqat (pathos). However, the net result was a feel-neutral place where e...
23 Oct, 2021, 11.11 PM IST
Saudi man crashes car into southern gates of Mecca's Grand Mosque, arrestedAuthorities arrested the man inside, who appeared in an "abnormal" condition, the agency said, without elaborating. Police referred them ma...
31 Oct, 2020, 10.45 AM IST
Pilgrims return to Mecca as Saudi Arabia eases coronavirus restrictionsThe kingdom had taken the rare step of suspending the smaller "umrah" pilgrimage that draws millions year-round from across the world in ea...
04 Oct, 2020, 12.59 PM IST
Mosque in Ayodhya may be square-shaped like Kaaba: Trust officialSecretary and spokesperson of the Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation (IICF) Athar Hussain told on Sunday, "A mosque measuring 15,000 square f...
20 Sep, 2020, 08.07 PM IST
Saudi Arabia reopens area around sacred Kaaba amid virus measuresSaudi Arabia reopened Saturday the area around the sacred Kaaba in Mecca's Grand Mosque, Islam's holiest site, reversing one of a series of...
07 Mar, 2020, 06.54 PM IST
India, Pak won't be able to solve Kashmir on own: Mirwaiz Umar FarooqHe said Mirwaiz called upon them to take the situation in the Valley seriously and use their offices to get this issue on the table for an ...
23 Aug, 2016, 07.56 PM IST
Abraj Kudai: The world's biggest hotel with 10,000 rooms to open in Saudi ArabiaThe 45-storey Abraj Kudai hotel will have 4 helipads on the roof Dubai will no longer be considered the quintessential Mecca of the largest...
28 May, 2015, 12.42 PM IST