the annual ceremonial washing of the Holy Kaaba was performed today. Deputy Emir of Makkah Region Prince Saud bin Mishaal led the annual ceremonial washing of Holy Kaaba using Zamzam water mixed with ...

Muslims worldwide are required to face Al Masjid Al Haram or the Kaaba in the Saudi Arabian city of Makkah while praying, no ...

Umrah pilgrims gather around the Holy Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Mecca. Image Credit: The General Authority for Care of the Two Holy Mosques Cairo: Muslims planning to undertake the Umrah or ...

The government on Wednesday announced two cost-effective Hajj packages for pilgrims in 2025, reducing expenses by more than ...

Dubai: The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs in Kuwait has opened electronic registration for the upcoming Hajj season, ...

Construction has begun on a cube-shaped skyscraper that will be the world's largest building when completed and big enough to fit 20 Empire State Buildings ...

He added that some researchers have made what he considers a “false comparison” between the Kaaba, the holy stone in Mecca, and the Ark. The symbolism of an ark replica approximating the ...

As temperatures in Makkah dip, the city is seeing an influx of pilgrims eager to perform Umrah during the cooler season. With ...

Abdulrahman bin Abdullah Al-Maliki, a distinguished calligrapher from the King Abdulaziz Complex for Holy Kaaba Kiswa, has won first place at the Cairo International Forum for the Art of Arabic ...

Abdulrahman bin Abdullah Al-Maliki, a calligrapher from the King Abdulaziz Complex for Holy Kaaba Kiswa, has won the top Arabic calligraphy award at the Cairo International Forum Cairo ...

However, the roots of Umrah trace back even further to the time of Prophet Ibrahim (AS), who, along with his son, laid the base of the Holy Kaaba. This ancient practice has been carried on through ...

Why did Allah instruct the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) to shift the ‘Qibla’ from Jerusalem to Mecca’s Kaaba? Given the Prophet ... treating it as a third holy city alongside Mecca and Medina ...