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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) – The Pakistani government has decided to refund Hajj dues to all applicants of Hajj-2020 from Thursday.
News ID: 3471796    Publish Date : 2020/06/27

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization said Iranians who had signed up for this year’s Hajj will make the spiritual journey next year after Saudi Arabia’s cancelation of Hajj.
News ID: 3471775    Publish Date : 2020/06/24

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia will strictly limit the number of people who can take part in this year's Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca because of the coronavirus, according to state-run media.
News ID: 3471751    Publish Date : 2020/06/23

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia is expected to scale back or call off this year’s Hajj pilgrimage for the first time in its modern history, observers say, a perilous decision as coronavirus cases spike.
News ID: 3471726    Publish Date : 2020/06/16

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia is considering canceling the annual Hajj pilgrimage this year because the coronavirus pandemic.
News ID: 3471672    Publish Date : 2020/06/13

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Indonesian government will not change its decision to cancel this year's Hajj even if Saudi Arabia reopens Mecca and Medina for the annual pilgrimage, a minister said.
News ID: 3471659    Publish Date : 2020/06/10

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization said different scenarios regarding this year’s Hajj pilgrimage will be discussed in a meeting of the country’s Supreme Hajj Council.
News ID: 3471647    Publish Date : 2020/06/09

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia could drastically limit numbers at the annual Hajj pilgrimage to prevent a further outbreak of coronavirus after cases in the country topped 100,000, sources familiar with the matter said on Monday.      
News ID: 3471645    Publish Date : 2020/06/09

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The majority of Muslims in Thailand who have registered to go on the Hajj pilgrimage this year have decided to postpone the journey to 2021.
News ID: 3471637    Publish Date : 2020/06/08

TEHRAN (IQNA) –  The number of coronavirus cases in Saudi Arabia surpassed 100,000 on Sunday, the health ministry said, amid a new surge in infections just weeks ahead of the start of the Hajj.
News ID: 3471634    Publish Date : 2020/06/08

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Members of Iran’s Noor (light) Quranic Convoy that will be sent to Saudi Arabia to hold various Quranic programs during Hajj were announced, an official said.
News ID: 3471632    Publish Date : 2020/06/08

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Hajj Committee of India said the pilgrims from the South Asian country will not be able to travel to Mecca in Saudi Arabia due to the prevailing coronavirus epidemic situation.
News ID: 3471605    Publish Date : 2020/06/06

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Indonesia has cancelled the Hajj pilgrimage this year for people in the world's largest Muslim-majority nation due to concerns over the coronavirus, the religious affairs minister said on Tuesday.
News ID: 3471587    Publish Date : 2020/06/02

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization said the country has made all the preparations for sending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for Hajj but it is not still certain that the pilgrimage will be held this year. 
News ID: 3471578    Publish Date : 2020/06/02

TEHRAN (IQNA) –  As the coronavirus outbreak has plunged the ritual to perform Hajj pilgrimage into doubt, Indonesia called on Saudi Arabia to discuss whether it will allow the Holy pilgrimage or not.
News ID: 3471485    Publish Date : 2020/05/20

TEHRAN (IQNA) – “Hajj, Spirituality, Solidarity and Islamic Power” has been chosen by Iranian Hajj authorities as the motto of this year’s pilgrimage.
News ID: 3471371    Publish Date : 2020/05/06

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization hoped that the coronavirus pandemic will be gone by the time the warm season begins and the Hajj will be held, but said the country is ready for different scenarios regarding the pilgrimage.
News ID: 3471063    Publish Date : 2020/04/07

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Thousands of Muslims returning to Turkey from a pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia were being taken into quarantine on Sunday due to concerns about the spread of the coronavirus, Turkish officials said.
News ID: 3470918    Publish Date : 2020/03/15

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Secretary-General of World Federation of Muslim Scholars (WFMS) Ali Qaradaghi issued a Fatwa (religious edict) that allows cancelling of Hajj and Umrah pilgrimage.
News ID: 3470814    Publish Date : 2020/03/03

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Registration of Iranian pilgrims for this year’s Hajj began across the country on Friday.
News ID: 3470777    Publish Date : 2020/02/29