(RNS) — I was disappointed to not experience my children’s reaction to seeing the Kaaba for the first time, but made my peace. After leaving Medina, where we’d spent a few days before going to Mecca, ...

Mecca, May 24 (BNA): Muslims performed blessed Eid Al-Fitr prayers at the Mecca Grand Holy Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque today this morning, complying with mandatory health precautions in terms of ...

One of the most characteristic — and stirringly evocative — symbols of Islam is the azaan ((literally meaning “announcement,”, also called in Turkish: ezan), the Arabic call to prayer, dramatically ...

Makkah/Medina - Muslims performed Eid Al-Fitr prayer in Makkah and Medina on Monday morning. In Makkah, the prayer was performed at the Grand Holy Mosque and led by Imam of the Grand Mosque Sheikh ...

Mecca: Millions of pilgrims in Saudi Arabia on Friday furiously cast pebbles in a symbolic stoning of the devil, carrying out a final rite of haj, as Muslims around the world celebrated the start of ...

Social networking app Snapchat streamed Mecca prayers live from Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, July 14, and aroused a new curiosity regarding the holy place for Muslims. So for people who don’t use SnapChat ...

From Abdulai Mamudu Gariba, GNA Special Correspondent, Medina, Courtesy Saudi Ministry of Culture and Information and Ghana Ministry of information Medina, Nov. 30, GNA - Over two million Muslim ...