Abraham’s visit to this location and the building of the Kaaba established the spiritual foundation of Islam — not in Jerusalem, but in the Arabian Peninsula. This distinction is essential: Islam ...

Islam grew faster than any other major religious group globally from 2010 to 2020, according to estimates released on Monday from Pew Research Center, a U.S.-based think tank.

The Al-Kharrat family in Syria has kept the tradition of Sema, or the dance of the whirling dervishes, alive for decades.

This year’s pilgrimage, attended by more than 1.8 million people, was under tight logistical planning and safety precautions designed to manage the intense heat and large crowds ...

The Hajj, one of the Five Pillars of Islam, is required at least once in a lifetime for all Muslims who are physically and ...

Here’s all you need to know about the date, history, significance and key rituals of Hajj, from wearing the Ihram to ...

The Imam of Makkah's Grand Mosque, Sheikh Saleh bin Abdullah bin Humaid, on Thursday prayed for the people of Palestine ...

Serving the nation since 1947 by providing an accurate, objective, uninterrupted flow of news to the people, the national ...

When a blind Jordanian couple finally arrived at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, they couldn’t see the Kaaba with their eyes, but they felt its presence with every heartbeat. Holding hands ...