Near a sprawling tent city outside Mecca, Saudi hospital staff are preparing for a flood of heat-related cases as Muslim pilgrims begin haj...

The senior Saudi official said the Saudi government had confirmed 577 deaths for the two busiest days of hajj: Saturday, when pilgrims gath...

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Pilgrims in Saudi Arabia participate in the symbolic stoning of the devil as part of the Hajj pilgrimage, marking the start of Eid al-Adha ...

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...

Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims traveled to Mina, where they will stay in tents before the annual hajj's high-point on Tuesday at ...

Pilgrims in white robes and sandals packed the ancient city, now dotted with luxury hotels and air-conditioned shopping malls, after floodi...

Bakra Eid is marked by sacrificing an animal to prove their devotion and love for Allah. Post the sacrifice, devotes distribute the offerin...

Eid in Arabic means ‘festival’, while ‘Adha or Zuha’ means 'sacrifice'. The festival is celebrated worldwide to commemorate the willingness...

The Sharia-e-Al-hind (India road) and Midan-e-Al-hind (India roundabout) in Ramallah were named at a ceremony attended by Mukherjee and Pal...

Over two million pilgrims started moving from the tent-city of Mina to Mount Arafat and its surrounding ground for prayers, marking the cli...

Chanting 'Labbaik Allahumma Labbaik' (I come to you, Oh my Lord, I come to you), pilgrims clad in white seamless cloth began moving to the ...

Pilgrims will move to Mount Arafat where they stand in contemplative vigil, offer supplications, repent and atone for their past sins, seek...

Animals like sheep and goats were sacrificed as per rituals as people distributed the meat among neighbours and relatives on the pious occa...

Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti Abdulaziz al-Sheikh in his annual Arafat sermon called on Muslims to unite and overcome divisions.

Eid-ul-Zuha, the 'festival of sacrifice', was today celebrated with traditional fervour and gaiety across the capital.

Muslims attended prayers at various mosques in the city and hugged each other as an expression of brotherhood.