Everyone else was prevented from performing Tawaf so that the Caliph could do it alone, undisturbed. A nomadic man, however, proceeded ahead of Harun al-Rashid to perform the circumambulation. The ...

Saudi Arabia has started issuing Hajj 2026 visas and this early process aims to improve planning and coordination for ...

The Pilgrims Affairs Office of Ghana (PAOG) has officially suspended all activities related to the 2026 Hajj arrangements, effective immediately, citing “immeasurable pressure” on administrators.

Muslim pilgrims pray around the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, June 25, 2023. Muslim pilgrims are converging on Saudi ...

CAIRO — More than 1,300 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced extreme high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, Saudi authorities ...

The Ministry of Religious Affairs has conducted 183 training workshops in 107 cities across Pakistan to educate and sensitize ...

Saudi Arabia is enhancing healthcare coverage for millions of Muslim pilgrims undertaking Hajj and Umrah. The new policy ...

CAIRO − Egypt formed a crisis unit on Thursday to investigate the deaths of Egyptians taking part in the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca during extreme heat, after medical and security sources said ...

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) disbursed a total of over ₦1.09billion on December 24, 2025, for the provision of Hajj and Umrah services linked to members of the National Assembly ...

About 55 per cent of work on a new Hajj Village, located near the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) in the Greater Accra ...

Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, has endorsed the nomination of Ambassador Ismail Abba Yusuf as chairman/chief executive officer of ...

Water mist is sprayed on Muslim pilgrims as they walk towards the rocky hill known as the Mountain of Mercy, on the Plain of Arafat, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage, near the holy city of Mecca, ...