The Hajj begins with Muslims circling the Kaaba in Mecca counter-clockwise seven times while reciting prayers. Then they walk between two hills in a reenactment of Hagar's search for water for her son, Ismail, a story that occurs in different forms in Muslim, Christian ...
All of this takes place inside Mecca’s Grand Mosque — the world’s largest — which encompasses the Kaaba and the two hills. On Tuesday, pilgrims headed to Mount Arafat, some 20 kilometers (12 miles) east of Mecca, where the Prophet Muhammad delivered his final sermon. There, they...
Many Muslims visit Medina, where the Prophet Muhammad is buried and where he built the first mosque, before heading to Mecca. WHAT HAPPENS DURING THE HAJJ? The Hajj begins with Muslims circling the Kaaba in Mecca counter-clockwise seven times while reciting prayers. Then they walk bet...
Mecca Mecca, located in Saudi Arabia, is the holiest city in Islam. Every year, millions of Muslims embark on the Hajj pilgrimage, which is one of the Five Pillars of Islam. During my visit to Mecca, I observed the Kaaba, a cuboid shaped building that is considered the House of Allah,...
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The Kaaba, in Mecca, is Islam's holiest site Aviator70/iStockphoto/Getty Images All in the timing Mecca, Islam’s holiest city, is here in Saudi Arabia. Muslims are required to make the hajj, or religious pilgrimage to the city’s holiest sites, at least once in their lifetime. ...