Indonesia on Tuesday called for Saudi Arabia to decide if it will allow the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca after the coronavirus pandemic plunged the ritual into doubt. Last year around 2.5 million faithful traveled to Saudi Arabia from across the world to take part in the “hajj”, which all …
Read More »Massive fire hits Saudi railway station on crucial Mecca–Medina pilgrimage route
A massive column of black smoke has risen from a train station in Saudi Arabia’s city of Jeddah. The Haramain high-speed railway connects Islam’s holy cities of Mecca and Medina and is crucial for facilitating annual pilgrimages. There have been no reports of casualties as yet, and the possible cause …
Read More »American Muslims in Philadelphia bid farewell to their lovers who ride to Hajj
A group of American Muslims in Philadelphia bid farewell to their lovers who ride to Makkah to perform the pilgrimage “Hajj” while chanting (labaik Allahumma labaik).
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