Saudi Arabia has announced that the annual Hajj pilgrimage will begin on June 4 after observatories confirmed the sighting of the crescent moon. The announcement was made on Tuesday by the kingdom’s ...

What is the Hajj pilgrimage and what is Eid al-Adha? Why are they significant for Muslims? Large numbers of Muslims converge once a year on Saudi Arabia to unite in a series of religious rituals and ...

CNN — (CNN) — Here’s a look at Hajj, an annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. On average, more than two million Muslims a year perform the pilgrimage. June 4-9, 2025 - The Hajj pilgrimage is ...

An estimated 1.8 million Muslims are preparing to embark on the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca which begins on June 4. The Hajj is the largest annual gathering of Muslims from all over the world and a ...

Muslim pilgrims gather to perform noon and afternoon prayers at Namira Mosque in Mount Arafat, southeast of the Saudi holy city of Mecca, on September 23, 2015. MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH / Getty Images Once ...

Muslims perform the Eid-al-Adha morning prayer around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca, on the first day of the holiday marking the end of ...

Muslim pilgrims perform the symbolic 'stoning of the devil' ritual as part of the hajj pilgrimage — HAZEM BADER Huge crowds of pilgrims "stoned the devil" in the last major ritual of the hajj ...

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 ...