The faith of up to 1.8 billion people, roughly a quarter of the world’s population, dictates each one of them pray five times a day in the direction of a small, cubic building in Saudi Arabia. This ...

After reaching Mecca, Muslims on Haj pilgrimage come to Masjid al Haram and circle the Kaaba seven times and pray, this process is called Tawaf, but do you know what is inside the Kaaba? Holy Kaaba ...

Umrah is an act of worship in which Muslims travel to the holy city of Mecca, home to the revered Kaaba -- the spiritual ...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Early Saturday, senior members of the Saudi royal family and religious establishment took up brooms and cloths perfumed with rosewater to wash the interior of the Kaaba, the ...

MECCA: Over 2 million Muslims will take part in this week's Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, as one of the world's largest religious gatherings returns to full capacity ...

In a revered annual tradition, the Holy Kaaba in Makkah was ceremonially washed for the Hijri year 1447, in the presence of dignitaries and ambassadors from several Muslim countries accredited to the ...

When Parvez Sharma, a New York-based documentary film maker made his first film, “A Jihad for Love,” his declaration as a gay Muslim made him a marked man throughout the Islamic world. What do you do ...

Mumbai: Hajj is the most sacred pilgrimage for Muslims, and they follow the ritual with great respect and faith. A video has surfaced on the internet showing a burqa-clad woman shamelessly dancing in ...

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