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Millions of Muslims perform Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca every year. The Hajj is a mandatory religious duty for Muslims that must be carried out at least once in their lifetime by all adult Muslims who are physically and financially capable of undertaking the journey and supporting their family during their absence. The pilgrimage occurs from 8th to the 12th or 13th day of Dhu al-Hijjah, the last month of the Islamic lunar calendar. The Hajj includes a series of rituals such as wearing a single piece of unstitched white clothing (Ihram), circling the Kaaba seven times, walking between the hills of Safa and Marwah, heading to Mount Arafat, spending a night in Muzdalifa, and the symbolic stoning of the devil.

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced that it will accept Umrah requests starting from Aug. 9, 2021, for pilgrims to perform the Islamic rituals, and visit and pray in the Grand Mosque and Prophet’s Mosque.
News ID: 3475454    Publish Date : 2021/08/08

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi authorities announced that there is no cap on the number of Umrah pilgrims during the Hijri New Year, which will start next Thursday.  
News ID: 3475435    Publish Date : 2021/08/04

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques, represented by the Agency for Projects and Engineering Studies, said the contractor of the third Expansion Project of the Grand Mosque in Mecca has resumed the construction and electromechanical works and finishing of architectural works.
News ID: 3475369    Publish Date : 2021/07/30

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A webinar is planned to be held in South Africa on the role of Hajj and understanding the event of Ghadir in realization of Muslim unity.
News ID: 3475356    Publish Date : 2021/07/28

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia announced that Umrah pilgrimage will resume on Sunday, July 25.
News ID: 3475322    Publish Date : 2021/07/25

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A number of senior Muslim clerics and scholars in an online meeting discussed different aspects of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei’s 2021 Hajj message.
News ID: 3475316    Publish Date : 2021/07/24

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Seventy-seven people have been arrested in Saudi Arabia for violating Hajj instructions that ban entering the holy sites in the kingdom during the Muslim pilgrimage season without a permit, authorities said.
News ID: 3475309    Publish Date : 2021/07/22

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The 9th day of the lunar Hijri month of Dhul Hajja is known as the Day of Arafah.
News ID: 3475301    Publish Date : 2021/07/20

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Abdul Basit Abdul Samad is one of the most outstanding names in Quran recitation in Egypt and the Muslim world.
News ID: 3475298    Publish Date : 2021/07/20

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The leader of Yemen’s popular Houthi Ansarullah movement criticized the Saudi regime for preventing the Hajj pilgrimage from taking place for the second consecutive year. 
News ID: 3475297    Publish Date : 2021/07/20

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei urged all Muslims to counter aggressive Western countries’ interference and malevolence.
News ID: 3475287    Publish Date : 2021/07/19

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The rituals of Hajj began in the Land of Revelation on Saturday with a limited number of pilgrims like previous year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
News ID: 3475286    Publish Date : 2021/07/19

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Groups of pilgrims flocked to the Grand Mosque in Mecca on Sunday while adhering to precautionary measures against COVID-19 to perform the Islamic rituals of Hajj.
News ID: 3475280    Publish Date : 2021/07/18

TEHRAN (IQNA) – An international congress titled “Hajj, Muslim World, Challenges and Strategies” is planned to be held this Wednesday.
News ID: 3475276    Publish Date : 2021/07/18

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Mahmood Shahat Anwar, a renowned Quran reciter in Egypt, recently recited a verse from the Holy Book during a trip to Kafr El-Shaikh Governorate.
News ID: 3475275    Publish Date : 2021/07/18

TEHRAN (IQNA) –  The first batch of pilgrims arrived on Saturday (Dhu Al-Hijjah 7) at the Grand Holy Mosque in Mecca to perform Tawaf Al-Qudum (Tawaf of Arrival).
News ID: 3475266    Publish Date : 2021/07/17

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques has intensified the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the Grand Mosques in Mecca as it prepares to receive pilgrims for annual Hajj rites amid strict COVID-19 precautionary measures.
News ID: 3475254    Publish Date : 2021/07/15

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has inspected the pilgrims reception centers for Hajj season this year in Mecca.
News ID: 3475238    Publish Date : 2021/07/13

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call, and Guidance completed furnishing Arafat-valley-based Namira Mosque and Muzdalifah valley-based Al-Mishaar Al-Haram Mosque with more than 32,000 square meters of luxurious carpets chosen according to Islamic style, international specifications and competitive prices.
News ID: 3475218    Publish Date : 2021/07/12

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Qatar’s Quran Radio started broadcasting special programs with the beginning of the lunar Hijri month of Dhul Hajja.
News ID: 3475212    Publish Date : 2021/07/12