Islam grew faster than any other major religious group globally from 2010 to 2020, according to estimates released on Monday from Pew Research Center, a U.S.-based think tank.

Pilgrims walk around the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, June 4, 2025 ...

Mina, Saudi Arabia - A massive tide of white-clad pilgrims flowed into ... rituals and begin preparations for Tawaf al-Ifadah – the circumambulation of the Kaaba – the spiritual climax of 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.

Three Spanish Muslims who rode on horseback to the Hajj in Saudi Arabia say they followed a path not traveled for more than 500 years. Abdelkader Harkassi Aidi, Tarek Rodriguez and Abdallah ...

Three Spanish Muslims who rode on horseback to the Hajj in Saudi Arabia say they followed a path not traveled for more than 500 years. Abdelkader Harkassi Aidi, Tarek Rodriguez and Abdallah ...

MINA, Saudi Arabia – For some ... on Friday. Many pilgrims went to Mecca afterward to circuit the Kaaba, the black, cube-shaped structure in the holy city, and walk between the hills of Safa and ...

MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP ... Many pilgrims went to Mecca afterwards to circuit the Kaaba, the black, cube-shaped structure in the holy city, and walk between the hills of Safa and Marwah ...

Hajj is the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca that is required once in a lifetime of every Muslim who can afford it and is ...

Arabic. French. Saudi Arabia has reinforced strict bans for this year's pilgrimage season in efforts to curb overcrowding in Mecca, which has been the scene of deadly crushes during Hajj in the past.

The museum resides in the sacred city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia—the birthplace of Islam and the site of the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine. This location enhances the museum’s significance, as Mecca ...