Every year, hundreds of thousands of Egyptian pilgrims head to
Mecca for Umrah during Ramadan, the ninth moth of the Islamic Calendar during which the Muslims worldwide fast from dawn to sunset.
In Pics: Sisi performs Umrah in Mecca
"Over 250 Bahrainis who managed to reach
Mecca for the Haj were put up in a building," said a source.
Women pilgrims involved in permit mix-up allowed to perform Haj
that is far from ideal, fully prey to all the ills that have bedevilled the reality of Muslim civilisation down through the centuries." Sardar, who once described himself as " a sceptical Muslim", visited
Mecca for the first time in 1975.
A LAMENT FOR THE HOLY CITY
As Muslims from around the world stream into
Mecca for the annual hajj pilgrimage this week, they come to a city undergoing the biggest transformation in its history.
Saudi overhaul reshapes holiest city
Ugandan Muslims last year were denied visas to travel to
Mecca for Hijja due to the deadly Ebola virus that had hit some parts of the country.
Finally, Saudi Arabia Lifts Travel Ban on Pilgrimage of Ugandan Muslims
Pilgrims join processions of hundreds of thousands of people, who simultaneously converge on
Mecca for the week of the Hajj, and perform a series of rituals: Each person walks counter-clockwise seven times around the Kaaba, the cube-shaped building which acts as the Muslim direction of prayer, runs back and forth between the hills of Al-Safa and Al-Marwah, drinks from the Zamzam Well, goes to the plains of Mount Arafat to stand in vigil, and throws stones in a ritual.
Over a Milion Attend Last Friday Prayer in Kaaba
The more than 2.5 million pilgrims who flock to
Mecca for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, a duty for every able-bodied Muslim who can afford it, are witnessing a transformation of the city's skyline with luxury hotels, high-rise residential blocks and cranes now overlooking the Grand Mosque.
Builders flock to Mecca to tap into pilgrimage boom
The more than 2.5 million pilgrims who flock to
Mecca for the annual Haj pilgrimage, a duty for every able-bodied Muslim who can afford it, are witnessing a transformation of the city's skyline with luxury hotels, high-rise residential blocks and cranes now overlooking the Grand Mosque.
Mecca pilgrimage boom attracts property developers
Around 2.5 million Muslims from all around the world are descending on
Mecca for this year's Hajj amid heightened security measures, reported the London-based AL QUDS AL ARABI online on Friday.
Increased security measures to protect Mecca pilgrims
He immediately expressed his intention to proceed unarmed to
Mecca for Umra (the minor pilgrimage).
A potent victory, not a concession
Summary: The world's largest annual religious pilgrimage started on Wednesday as 2.5 million Muslims massed at the holy city of
Mecca for the hajj.
Mecca: Hajj starts
Gavin, 28, has worked for
Mecca for two years but has only been at the South Shields bingo hall for seven months.
House proud
Put it in the centre of Cardiff, then our Welsh city will become a
Mecca for Muslims.
Mecca being built here
"Pisaniello said the female cops concentrated on two intersections near an industrial park that have long been a
mecca for streetwalkers." (New York Daily News)
Hip deep in cliches, we push onward
The Egyptian king Mohamed Salah - Egypt Today CAIRO -- 24 April 2018: Fahd al-Ruqi, vice president of the Municipal Council of the Holy City of Mecca,revealed new information about an announcement issued on Monday that included his intention to give Egyptian star Mohamed Salah a piece of land in the region of
Mecca for winning the Player of the Year award in the Premier League.
Mecca gifts Salah piece of land