The Grand Mosque in Makkah yesterday overflowed with pilgrims as they came to perform Tawaf Al-Wadaa' or farewell circumambulation of the Holy Kaa'bah on the last day of the annual pilgrimage. The ...

MAKKAH, June 13 (Bernama) -- Malaysian pilgrims are reminded not to leave Makkah before performing the mandatory ‘tawaf wada’ as the last ritual of Hajj where pilgrims go round the Kaaba seven times ...

The Holy Kaaba athe the Grand Mosque in Makkah. RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Oct 25, (Agencies): Saudi Arabia has established guidelines to ensure a smooth Tawaf, the ritual circumambulation of the Holy ...

MAKKAH: Another Malaysian haj pilgrim has passed away in Makkah, says Malaysian haj delegation head Datuk Seri Syed Saleh Syed Abdul Rahman. He said that Mohd Zahir Ismail, 58, from Alor Setar, Kedah, ...

One million Muslims are about to embark on the most important religious event in the Islamic calender, as hundreds of thousands of global worshippers arrive in Saudi Arabia for Hajj. Hajj is one of ...

In Islam, the pilgrimage is known as Hajj and all Muslims are obligated to perform it at least once in their lifetime. The Hajj is an annual pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, a part of the Five ...

This article is not new. It was published in this column during Hajj period last year. It is being repeated here today with some alterations in response to readers’ popular demand. Here it goes: Hajj ...

MAKKAH — The General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque has introduced smart golf carts for tawaf (circumambulation around the Holy Kaaba). The golf ...

MAKKAH — The mataf (the white marble-paved circumambulating area around the Holy Kaaba) at the Grand Mosque in Makkah is witnessing a rare scene of nearly empty of pilgrims and worshipers on Tuesday, ...