As pilgrims from across the world, including Nigerians, converged on Mount Arafat today, marking the zenith of the 2026 Hajj in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the leadership of the National Hajj ...

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Muslims in Mecca are marking the Day of Arafah which is the most sacred day in the Islamic calendar with millions having gathered on Mount Arafat for prayers ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia – Millions of Muslim pilgrims converged Wednesday on the holy city of Mecca in preparation for the hajj pilgrimage, many of them praying for unity in the Islamic world at a time of ...

ARAFAT – They came in the dark of night, in the thousands, to clamber up the rocky hill called Mount Arafat. The mound southeast of Mecca is little known outside Islam. For non-Muslims, the circling ...

Water mist is sprayed on Muslim pilgrims as they pray on the rocky hill known as the Mountain of Mercy, on the Plain of Arafat, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi ...