The Kaaba, located in Mecca, is the holiest site in Islam. It is the focus of daily prayers for Muslims worldwide and the sacred center of the annual Hajj pilgrimage ...

Muslim pilgrims pray around the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, June 25, 2023. Muslim pilgrims are converging on Saudi ...

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 ...

"Could the holiest site in Islam, the Kaaba in Mecca, have once been a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva? What if the Black Stone at its center is actually a Shiva Lingam?" Mecca and Madina are ...

at a cost of 25 million Saudi riyals ($6,650,000) Sami Mzayen, Supervisor at Kiswa factory: "The cloth of the holy Kaaba is made out of 56 golden pieces that covers it. Here in the department we have ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Over 2 million Muslims will take part in this week’s Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, as one of the world’s largest religious gatherings returns to ...

Muslim pilgrims perform prayers around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest site, at the Grand Mosque in the Saudi holy city of Mecca ahead of the hajj pilgrimage — Abdel Ghani BASHIR Enormous crowds of ...

A video showing snow falling at the Kaaba in Saudi Arabia’s Masjid al-Haram, the Grand Mosque of Mecca, has been digitally altered, according to the kingdom’s National Center for Meteorology. One ...

(The Conversation) — Despite reports of mismanagement, the 2024 Hajj brought together pilgrims of diverse backgrounds from 180 countries. But despite the risks, millions of Muslims perform the ...

A waning gibbous moon appeared directly above the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia at dawn on Friday, creating a rare celestial alignment over Islam’s holiest site. Majed Abu Zahra, head of the Jeddah ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Over 1.8 million ...