The fifth and last Pillar of Islam is the Hajj. It is explicitly stated in the Holy Qur'an that every physically and financially able Muslim should make the Hajj to the Holy City of Makkah once in his or her lifetime.The Hajj is considered the culmination of each Muslim's religious ...
Hazards of the Hajj Before the age of mass air transport, making the pilgrimage involved a long, arduous and often dangerous journey, and numbers attending were smaller. Today, more than two million Muslims from all over the world make the pilgrimage. This creates a huge organisational burden f...
Hajj services refer to the various facilities and support provided to Muslim pilgrims who undertake the Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Hajj is one of the Five Pillars of Islam and is obligatory for all physically and financially able Muslims to perform at least once ...
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 announced Sunday. Saudi Health Minister Fahd bin Abdurrahman Al-Jalajel said that 83% of the 1,301 ...
Syrian pilgrims wait to leave at Damascus International Airport in Damascus, Syria, on May 28, 2024. The first flight carrying Syrian pilgrims to the Saudi city of Jeddah for the Hajj pilgrimage departed Damascus on Tuesday, marking the resumption of the service after a 13-year suspension, stat...
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Rescuers carry away a man affected by the scorching heat as Muslim pilgrims arrive to perform the symbolic "stoning of the devil" ritual as part of the hajj pilgrimage, in Mina, Saudi Arabia, June 16, 2024.FADEL SENNA/AFP/Getty The diplomat said the principal cause of death among Egyptian...
The hajj is incumbent on all Muslims who are physically and financially able to make the pilgrimage, but only if their absence will not place hardships on their family. A person may perform the hajj byproxy, appointing a relative or friend going on the pilgrimage to “stand in” for him ...
"Over a decade ago, this place was a desert. Now, we have left a convenient pilgrimage route for Muslims worldwide," said Zhang Long, project manager of the metro line, adding that the project is a testament to Chinese enterprises' commitment to high-quality joint construction of the Belt...
June 4-9, 2025 -The Hajj pilgrimage is scheduled to take place. June 14-19, 2024 -The Hajj pilgrimage takes place. Hajj, Hadj or Hadjdj - the spelling HAJJ is the preferred CNN style. READ: A Journey through Hajj, Islam’s special pilgrimage ...