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What is Ramadan? The Muslim holiday, centered around fasting and prayer, begins Sunday
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 3 months agoRamadan Mubarak! The phrase, meaning “Happy Ramadan,” is frequently used during the ninth month of...
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...
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...
Essentials for the Hajj: From sun hats to shoe bags, a guide to gear for the Muslim pilgrimage
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoStraw hats, cross-body bags, and collapsible chairs: These are just some of the essentials Muslims...
This year's Hajj was held in sweltering heat, and for those serving pilgrims there was little relief
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoAs hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims walked in the footsteps of the prophets beneath a...
'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....
Ambitious Saudi plans to ramp up Hajj could face challenges from climate change
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoSaudi Arabia has ambitious plans to welcome millions more pilgrims to Islam's holiest sites. The...