Over a million Muslims from across the world will arrive in the sacred city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia this week and head to the Kaaba - the 'House of Allah' - to fulfill a crucial part of their ...

Millions of Muslims are making a journey to Mecca for Hajj, the sacred pilgrimage and pillar of Islam-an act of submission to ...

Shaving or cutting the hair comes near the end of the hajj, and marks the moment when pilgrims can change out of the Ihram clothing that signifies purity ... which coincides with the major festival of ...

When is Eid al-Adha? Here is what to know ... Ihram includes wearing the proper clothing for Hajj. Men wear a two-piece white cloth wrapped around the waist and over the shoulder, and women ...

For men, this means dressing in white seamless draping garments, while women wear long, loose-fitting clothing and headscarves ... of Dhul-Hijja, during Hajj. Eid al-Adha marks Prophet Ibrahim ...

The biggest gathering for Eid Al-Adha took place in Auckland at the Go Media Stadium, where more than 10,000 people attended ...

The pilgrims, wearing white clothing, began to gather at ... sacrifice animals to mark the four-day Eid al-Adha, which begins on the same day The Hajj pilgrimage is the fifth pillar of the Islamic ...