What is the difference between Umrah and Hajj? How long does it take, and whether performing Umrah is as mandatory as Hajj?

Hajj is a mandatory Islamic pilgrimage performed only on specific dates in Dhul Hijjah, while Umrah is a voluntary pilgrimage that can be done anytime. Both include Tawaf, but Hajj has additional ...

Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims perform the Tawaf ritual around the Kaaba at Mecca's Grand Mosque as Muslims from all over the world perform the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Rep. Keith Ellison, a ...

Hajj and Umrah are two sacred journeys to Mecca. While both hold deep spiritual significance, they differ in rituals, timing, ...

On the final day of the Hajj season and the third day of Tashreeq, pilgrims completed the stoning of the three Jamarat in Mina, starting with the small Jamarah, followed by the middle Jamarah, and ...

Tips to avoid the heat, crowds, and travel risks, including incidents like the tragic Mufrihat accident that killed 45 Indian ...

Hajj pilgrims have performed the farewell circumambulation – Tawaf – around the Holy Kaaba in Masjid-al-Haram – the Holy Grand Mosque – with ease, amid an integrated service system coordinated by ...

All perfect praise be to Allah the Lord of the Worlds. May His peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his family and companions. Dear brothers and sisters! Hajj is an Arabic ...

Rep. Keith Ellison, a Minnesota Democrat, is the first Muslim to serve in Congress. Controversy dogged him from the start, when he was sworn in on the Quran instead of the Bible. Just this month, ...