The yearly Hajj pilgrimage, one of the Five Pillars of Islam, officially got underway on Monday. More than 1.5 million worshippers have traveled to Saudi Arabia from abroad, according to Saleh bin ...

Hajj is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, and more than 2 million Muslims make the pilgrimage to Mecca each year, including from Connecticut. Khalid and Yasmin Kapadwala made the trek, leaving their ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia has begun. It's required once in a lifetime by every Muslim who can afford it and is physically able to make it. The ...

The annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia is journey of a lifetime for most Muslims. Over 1.5 million Muslims are getting ready to embark on the the annual Hajj pilgrimage. According to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A pilgrim at the Great Mosque of Mecca in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Ali Mansuri via Wikipedia Global heating has "fundamentally altered ...

The family of an elderly Indonesian man who died during this year’s Hajj is happy he was buried in the holy city of Mecca, his daughter said, as the Southeast Asian nation mourns hundreds of its ...

MECCA (AP) — Muslim pilgrims have concluded the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia on Saturday by circling around the holy site of the black cube-shaped Kaaba, Islam’s holiest shrine, at the Grand ...

Oct. 15 (UPI) --Saudi Arabian Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced a new multi-use development in the Muslim holy city of Mecca. The area, called King Salman's Gate, will be 2,965 acres of floor area ...