Ministry of Religion Affairs and Interfaith Harmony on Monday announced a three-day extension in the deadline for submission ...

Ministry of Religious Affairs has extended the deadline to deposit the second installment of Hajj 2026 dues for the intended ...

The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced that pilgrims from Muslim-minority countries included in the Direct Hajj Program can register directly through the official Nusuk Hajj Platform, without ...

Saudi Arabia is calling Hajj 2025 the best in five decades—and they’ve got the numbers to back it up. Minister of Hajj and ...

(RNS) — The changes are not only sensible but, after last year's massive loss of life at the Hajj, necessary. (RNS) — Hajj is too expensive. Hajj is too crowded. Hajj isn’t regulated well enough. The ...

CAIRO (AP) — More than 1,300 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced extreme high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, Saudi ...

Once a year, large numbers of Muslim pilgrims converging on Saudi Arabia unite in religious rituals and acts of worship as they perform the Hajj, one of the pillars of Islam. They fulfill a religious ...

Hajj and Umrah are two sacred journeys to Mecca. While both hold deep spiritual significance, they differ in rituals, timing, ...

The development follows President Bola Tinubu’s directive in October, asking the commission to review the earlier announced fares to make the holy pilgrimage more affordable for Nigerians.

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MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Muslim pilgrims in Mecca circled the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site, and then converged on a vast tent camp in the nearby desert, officially opening the annual Hajj pilgrimage ...