The Ministry emphasised that the Nusuk Hajj is the official and authorized platform for registration under the Direct Hajj Program, dedicated to enabling Muslims from the Muslim-minority countries ...

The Islamic hajj pilgrimage draws people from around the world to Saudi Arabia each year. The crowds, squeezed shoulder to shoulder in prayer five times a day, fill Mecca and surrounding areas to ...

All pilgrims from Lagos State have settled down in Makkah after performing the rites for Umrah, the lesser Hajj ahead of the Hajj proper. The pilgrims will also participate in Arabic classes before ...

Preparation for next year's Hajj operations is estimated to commence on April 18, 2026, coinciding with the 1st of Dzulqa'dah ...

Saudi Arabia has opened Hajj 1447 AH (2026) registration for pilgrims from Muslim-minority countries through the official Nusuk Hajj platform. The fully digital system allows direct registration ...

MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia — Libyans long denied the opportunity to make the hajj usually reserved for Moammar Gadhafi's cronies were among the millions of Muslims ascending a holy mountain Saturday ...

Pilgrims were performing the last major ritual of the hajj – the "stoning of the devil" – on Friday, as Muslims around the globe celebrated the beginning of the Eid al-Adha holiday. Eid al-Adha, known ...

Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims make their way to cast stones at a pillar symbolizing the stoning of Satan, in a ritual called “Jamarat,” the last rite of the annual hajj, on the first day of ...

Congratulations to those selected for Hajj 2026! Scheduled around May 24-29, planning is crucial. Indians can choose Nusuk packages or the Haj Committee route, with options for hotels near the Grand ...

Thousands of white-robed pilgrims recited Koranic verses from dawn on the 70-metre (230 feet) rocky rise near Mecca, where the Prophet Mohammed is believed to have given his last sermon. But numbers ...