In the bustling city of Makkah, surrounded by skyscrapers and technology, stands a simple cube-shaped structure made of stone—the Kaaba. Despite its modest form, it is the most revered site in the ...

After entering Mecca in ihram, many pilgrims perform an initial tawaf by circling the Kaaba, a black stone structure at the heart of the Great Mosque in Mecca (Masjid al-Haram), seven times in a ...

The Hajj, a central pillar of Islam, draws Muslims to Mecca for a profound spiritual journey involving rituals like circling the Kaaba and standing on the plain of Arafat. Pilgrims seek forgiveness ...

Take a flight of discovery high above the spiritual heart of Islam and experience this sight from a breathtaking aerial perspective. This drone footage captures the grandeur of Mecca, highlighting the ...

Standing before the Kaaba, the husband described the moment with quiet reverence. “Before arriving, I was filled with longing to see it,” he told Saudi television channel Al Ekhbariya.

The Al-Kharrat family in Syria has kept the tradition of Sema, or the dance of the whirling dervishes, alive for decades.

On this day, Muslims from around the world celebrate the first day of Eid al-Adha, or the celebration of the sacrifice. Before leaving Mecca, pilgrims perform a final Tawaf around the Kaaba ...

Historical sources indicate that this practice dates to the early Islamic period, when the Kiswa was lifted to make it visible to pilgrims performing circumambulation around the Kaaba. Al Arabiya ...

Found in Saudi Arabia, the historic building surrounds the Kaaba, believed to be the holiest shrine in Islam. Eid Al-Adha comes in the following days as families and friends come together to ...

Once a year, large numbers of Muslim pilgrims converging on Saudi Arabia unite in religious rituals and acts of worship as ...

The Eid prayer commenced at 8 a.m. at Midland Beach Park on Capodanno Boulevard following Takbeerat (the recitation of Allahu Akbar) at 7:30 a.m.