observed on the 27th night of the Islamic month of Rajab. It commemorates the miraculous journey of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) from the Kaaba in Mecca to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, followed by ...

In a divided world, sacred spaces like Al Aqsa and Babri Masjid, which have raised nationalistic fervour, should have endured ...

signifying the end of the day and the beginning of the night. Muslims perform their prayers facing the Kaaba, the sacred site in Mecca. Islam has five daily prayers: Fajr (before dawn), Dhuhr (at ...

For the year 2025, Pakistan's total Hajj quota has been set at 179,210 pilgrims, with an equal distribution between the government and private sectors, allocating 89,605 seats to each. Saudi Arabia ...

The narrations in Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim provide vivid details of this miraculous event. One night, while the Prophet was at the Kaaba in Mecca, the Angel Gabriel came to him. Some narrations ...

According to Islamic tradition, during this miraculous night, the Angel Jibreel (AS) transported the Prophet (PBUH) from the Kaaba in Mecca to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. From there, the Prophet ...

Ihram (State of Purity): Before entering Mecca, pilgrims don the Ihram garments ... perform Tawaf by walking seven times around the Kaaba in a counter-clockwise direction. Sa'i (Walking between ...

Riyadh: The Kaaba, located in the city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, is a highly sacred place for Muslims around the world. Muslims going for Hajj feel fortunate just to see the Kaaba and touch its wall.

Under a vast canopy of tents in the Saudi city of Jeddah, religious artefacts are on display alongside contemporary art ...