Regulations governing the sacred Hajj have grown tighter in the face of the ongoing conflict raging through West Asia.

Muslims from around the world travel to participate in the Hajj each year, an annual sacred pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. The big picture: The deeply spiritual journey, which ...

Every year, as the sacred month of Dhul-Hijjah approaches, millions of Muslims across the globe prepare for one of the most ...

In Srinagar Today at the historic Jama Masjid Srinagar, Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq raised concern over a ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Millions of Muslims have gathered in Mecca, marking the beginning of the five-day Hajj pilgrimage—the world's largest ...

Millions of Muslims from all over the world have converged on Mecca in Saudi Arabia to partake in Islam's annual Hajj pilgrimage, one of the largest religious gatherings in the world. In the coming ...

ISLAMABAD — Hajj is the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca that is required once in a lifetime of every Muslim who can afford it and is physically able to do it. It is a spiritual highlight for those ...