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Hajj pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam, takes place this week
theGrio via AOL· 11 months agoThe pilgrimage draws Muslims from around the world to Mecca, in Saudi Arabia. MECCA, Saudi Arabia...
From caravans to markets, the hajj pilgrimage has always included a commercial component
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA view of the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque during the hajj pilgrimage in the Muslim holy city of Mecca...
Muslim pilgrims take part in symbolic stoning of the devil as Hajj pilgrimage winds down
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoMINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Muslim pilgrims cast stones at pillars representing the devil on Thursday...
A hajj closer to normal: 1 million Muslims begin pilgrimage
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMuslim pilgrims circumambulate around the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on...
Hajj pilgrimage starts in Saudi Arabia, with 2 million expected after lifting of COVID measures
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoMuslim pilgrims in Mecca circled the Kaaba, Islam's holiest site, and then converged on a vast tent...
What is Hajj and why do Muslims go to Makkah?
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOne million Muslims are about to embark on the most important religious event in the Islamic calender, as hundreds of thousands of global worshippers...
Saudi Arabia expects 1 million people in Mecca for largest hajj since pandemic struck
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThousands of Muslim pilgrims circumambulate the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, in...
'The Hajj is not Mecca': Why prayers at Mount Arafat are the spiritual peak of Islamic pilgrimage
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThey came in the dark of night, in the thousands, to clamber up the rocky hill called Mount Arafat....
Muslims at Hajj brave intense heat to cast stones at pillars representing the devil
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoHundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims on Wednesday braved intense heat to perform the symbolic...
What Is Eid? All About the Muslim Celebration and Why It's So Significant
Parade via Yahoo News· 2 months agoWhat is Eid, and when is Eid in 2024? The festive Muslim holiday comes twice a year, though each Eid...