The three-day festival of sacrifice, known as Eid al-Adha, is observed on the tenth of Dhul-Hijjah, which falls on the third day of the Hajj. It falls on June 16 of this year. After Eid al-Fitr ...

This five-day journey takes people to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, the holiest city in Islam – all Muslims who are able have to ...

The story is mentioned in Chapter #37 of the Holy Qur'an. Eid al-Adha enjoys special significance because the Day of Sacrifice marks the climax of Hajj or Pilgrimage, the fifth pillar of Islam. This ...

When he reaches Makkah, he performs Tawaf for his arrival and Sa'yi for Hajj. He doesn't shave or clip his hair as he doesn't disengage from Ihram. Instead, he remains in Ihram till after he stones ...

Tariq (right) says his 77-year-old mother Effendiya (left) "couldn’t take the baking heat" Hundreds of people are thought to have died amid soaring temperatures at the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi ...

The ritual marks the final days of the Hajj, or Islamic pilgrimage, and the start of the Eid al-Adha celebrations for… Once a year, Muslim pilgrims flowing into Saudi Arabia unite in a series ...

[AFP] Pilgrims performed Sunday the last major ritual of the hajj, the "stoning of the devil", in western Saudi Arabia, as Muslims the world over celebrated the Eid al-Adha holiday. Beginning at ...

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coinciding with the festive Eid Al-Adha and to sacrifice animals following sunna of Hazrat Ibrahim and Hazrat Ismael Allyhissalam. Afterwards, they return to Makkah for a final circumambulation, known ...