Hajj in Mecca
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Symbolic "stoning of the devil" carried out by millions of Hajj pilgrims as grand rites come to an end+ video
As Muslims throughout the world get ready to celebrate the first day of the Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) festival, millions of Muslim worshipers…
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Largest Hajj pilgrimage in history starts in Saudi Arabia + pictures
Crowds of Muslims wearing white robes circle the Kaaba, the sacred cube-shaped structure at the center of Islam's holiest site, as their prayers…
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Hajj ends officially as last batches of pilgrims leave Mina
Nearly half of around 900,000 pilgrims, who stayed back in Mina Monday night to perform the stoning ritual for the fourth consecutive day, threw…
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Hajj in Mecca during the COVID pandemic
The Hajj once drew some 2.5 million Muslims, but this year just 60,000 people are being allowed to perform it.