Saudi Arabia has announced the launch of a new-generation, artificial intelligence-powered “Fatwa Robot” alongside the ...

According to Islamic tradition, the Kaaba – a black silk-clad stone structure at the heart of the Grand Mosque in Mecca – was built by the Prophet Abraham and his son Ishmael. Every year ...

Australian Muslims will be beginning their journey to take part in the Hajj, the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi ...

Each year, pilgrims travel to this site for Hajj (a mandatory pilgrimage muslims need to make during Dhul-Hijjah at least ...

MANILA – The first group of 376 Filipinos arrived in Madinah to participate in the annual Hajj pilgrimage, the Department of ...

millions of Muslims preparing to visit Mecca will once again gather around the Kaaba, the most sacred site in Islam. As pilgrims embark on this spiritual journey, it is essential for them to be ...

It traditionally begins in Mecca, where pilgrims take part in the year-round Umrah pilgrimage. This consists of tawaf, circling the Kaaba counter-clockwise seven times, and walking between the ...

A rare collection of Islamic artefacts, including items associated with the Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) tomb and the Kaaba in ...

Before the pandemic, the pilgrimage drew millions each year to Islam's holy city of Mecca, home to the cube-shaped Kaaba that observant Muslims pray toward five times a day. In 2019, over 2.4 ...

Other rituals include performing “tawaf,” circumambulating, or circling the Kaaba in Mecca counterclockwise seven times. Muslims do not worship the Kaaba, a cube-shaped structure that they ...

Millions prepare to visit Mecca as annual Hajj pilgrimage set to begin in a few weeks As pilgrims embark on the Hajj, it is essential for them to be familiar with the special parts of the Kaaba.