One of the most important dates in the Islamic calendar is Eid al-Adha ('Festival of Sacrifice.') Also known as the Greater Eid, the day comes at the end of Hajj, the annual religious pilgrimage to ...

The annual Islamic pilgrimage known as Hajj will gather a million and a half people or more from around the globe in the city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia this year. While praying at the Grand Mosque, all ...

FILE -- In this Sept. 11, 2016 file photo, hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims pray outside Namira Mosque in Arafat, during the annual hajj pilgrimage, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

The Muslim hajj pilgrimage by the numbers Muslim pilgrims pray at the Grand Mosque, ahead of the annual hajj pilgrimage in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. (AP ...

Pretend City Children’s Museum in Irvine hosted a “Learn about Hajj” event for children, on Thursday, Aug. 31, highlighting the importance of the Islamic holy pilgrimage to Mecca. Children and ...

The annual five-day Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia known as hajj is officially over. Khalid al-Faisal, governor of Mecca, announced Sunday the formal end of the pilgrimage at a news ...

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The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) revealed yesterday that 900 Nigerians absconded after the 2017 hajj. The NAHCON’s Commissioner in charge of Policy, Personnel Management and Finance, ...

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TEHRAN, Iran – A senior Tehran official says Iranian authorities are ready to "participate in bilateral talks" with Saudi Arabia about the 2017 hajj pilgrimage. The official IRNA news agency late on ...