This cannot accomplished except knowledge of the Sunnah. Tamattu': A pilgrim wears Ihram for Umrah only during the months of Hajj, which means when he reaches Makkah, he makes Tawaf and Sa'yi for ...

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Muslims consider it the "House of God" on Earth. On the final night of the Hajj, pilgrims make the ritual known as Tawaf, circling the Ka'aba seven times while barefoot, as instructed by Muhammad.

The mataf (the white marble-paved circumambulating area around the Holy Kaaba) at the Grand Mosque in Makkah is witnessing a rare scene of nearly empty of pilgrims and worshipers on Tuesday, Dhul Qada ...

Afterwards, they return to Makkah for a final circumambulation, known as Farewell Tawaf. Once the Hajj is over, men will shave their heads and women to snip a lock of hair in a sign of renewal. Most ...

Hajj 2025 is coming… Hajj is the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and it is one of the Five Pillars of Islam ...

Several people nabbed over posting ‘misleading’ advertisements for pilgrimage trips Pilgrims circle Kaaba as they perform Tawaf at the Grand Mosque, ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage ...

Saudi Arabia recorded more than 18.5 million Muslim pilgrims performing Hajj or Umrah in the past year, according to a ...

Hajj is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca-- the holiest city for Muslims. In Islamic terminology, Hajj is a pilgrimage ...

Millions prepare to visit Mecca as annual Hajj pilgrimage set to begin in a ... the Hajar Al Aswad is the stone where every tawaf begins and ends. Believed to have descended from heaven, the ...