At the heart of Hajj stands the Kaaba, draped in 670kg of silk and embroidered with 200kg of gold and silver thread.

MAKKAH —The General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque mourned the death of Sheikh Saleh Al-Shaibi, senior caretaker and key holder of the Holy Kaaba.

MAKKAH — The ceremony of handing over the keys of the Holy Kaaba and the Maqam Ibrahim (Shrine of Prophet Ibrahim’s standing place) was held in Makkah on Monday. Sheikh Abdul Rahman bin Saleh ...

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Special parts of the Kaaba each hold deep religious significance Add as a preferred source on Google Exits from the Al Masa’a area, the pathway between Safa and Marwah, have also been strategically ...

As the annual Hajj pilgrimage began on Monday, more than 1.5 million Muslims from around the world gathered in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, for the sacred journey that forms one of the five pillars of ...

In an area that does not exceed 180 meters square, the Kaaba contains three wooden columns which hold the Kaaba's ceiling. The wood used is one of the strongest types of wood and they were put by the ...