Muslims circled the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site, for a final time Tuesday, bringing to a close what may have been the largest hajj pilgrimage ever. There were none of the deadly stampedes that have ...
Located in Mecca, the Kaaba is Islam’s most sacred site and the focal point of daily Muslim prayer. This episode explores its religious significance, history of reconstruction, and the rituals ...
The faith of up to 1.8 billion people, roughly a quarter of the world's population, dictates each one of them pray five times a day in the direction of a small, cubic building in Saudi Arabia. This ...
The kiswa (black cover) of the Kaaba was raised by three meters in preparation for the 2025 Hajj season on Wednesday, May 14. Read More: Saudi Increases Haramain Railway Trips & Seats for Hajj 2025 ...
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It is Islam’s holiest shrine – and for a few moments on Friday, it will also be the easiest to find. Astronomers say the sun will pass directly over the top of the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Saudi ...
Chief key holder and caretaker of the Holy Kaaba Dr Sheikh Saleh Al-Shaiba breathed his last Saturday morning after a prolonged illness. Al-Shaiba the 109th guardian of the Holy Kaaba and successor to ...
ALBAWABA - There was a lot of controversy recently when video footage of pilgrims circling around a copy of the Kaaba in Nigeria rather than Saudi Arabia surfaced. Some viewed this as a slight to the ...