As dawn breaks on the 9th of Zulhijah in the holy city of Mecca, the eyes of Muslims around the world turn not only to the ...

A special astronomical event will take place this year, as the sun is set to align directly above the Kaaba in Mecca on the Day of Arafat. This rare phenomenon happens only once every 33 years.Read Mo ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia — For Zainab Abdu, the holiest sites in Islam were the backdrop for her weekends growing up. Raised in Mecca, in Saudi Arabia, Abdu remembers roller skating with friends near the ...

Ghanaian pilgrim Musah Sidi, 53, dies while performing Tawaf at the Holy Kaaba in Mecca. PAOG confirms body to be prepared ...

Around 1.6 million Muslims have gathered in Mecca ahead of the start of Hajj, one of the world’s largest annual religious gatherings, as pilgrims prepared for the beginning of the multi-day pilgrimage ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The faith of up to 1.8 billion people, roughly a quarter of the world’s population, dictates each one of them pray five times a ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — For Zainab Abdu, the holiest sites in Islam were the backdrop for her weekends growing up. Raised in Mecca, Abdu remembers roller-skating with friends near the Grand Mosque ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia — Masses of Muslim pilgrims in the Saudi city of Mecca on Thursday circled the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site, a day before heading to the nearby desert area of Mina to officially ...

Both Hajj and the much awaited festival of Eid-ul-Adha (also known as Bakra Eid, Bakrid, Bakhreid, Eid-ul-Zuha, Eid al-Adha, Eid Qurban, Qurban Bayarami or the Feast of Sacrifice) are marked during ...