Hajj season changes every year according to ... Despite this, this year’s event was overshadowed by tragedy, raising ...

"We believe that most of the dead are from among illegal pilgrims," Hajj Minister Madani said, referring to those who arrived earlier in the year to perform the minor umrah pilgrimage and stayed ...

The Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam and is obligatory ... had lost their lives. It is a tragedy for the whole Muslim world but greater still for the members of the bereaved families. The ...

Since that tragedy, the family has endured another ... came back sick from the trip and were hospitalized. Because the Hajj happens every year, she said she wants the bill to deter companies ...

The tragedy occurred during one of the last rituals of Hajj, the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca. Every Muslim is required to go to Mecca once in their life, as long as they can afford it and ...

The Wuries booked an all-inclusive $20,000 trip through a Maryland travel agency to make the trip, known as Hajj. But they told their kids something was wrong almost as soon it started.

(RNS) — The changes are not only sensible but, after last year's massive loss of life at the Hajj, necessary. (RNS) — Hajj is too expensive. Hajj is too crowded. Hajj isn’t regulated well ...

Saudi Arabia has pilgrims from taking children to the Hajj in 2025. The move is aimed at protecting children from various risks associated with the intense crowding that occurs every year ...

Free-of-charge reservation cancellation should be made by April Pilgrims perform prayers at the Grand Mosque in the Saudi holy city of Mecca ahead of the Hajj pilgrimage, on June 19, 2023.

For domestic pilgrims, ID or residency permit must be valid until Dhul Hijjah 10 Cairo: Saudi Arabia has announced rules for citizens and Muslim foreign residents wishing to perform this year's ...

Minister for Religious Affairs Chaudhry Salik Hussain on Tuesday announced a significant reduction in Hajj package costs. Addressing a news conference at the ministry, he said that the cost of the ...