Close to 2 million people from around the world began performing the first rites of the Islamic hajj pilgrimage on Saturday, which calls for entering into a state of physical and spiritual purity and ...

A little over two weeks ago, approximately 2 billion Muslims, or more than a quarter of the world’s population, celebrated Eid al-Adha, which commemorates Prophet Abraham’s test of sacrifice given by ...

Among the holiest of Islamic obligations, Hajj, which this year begins on September 9, is a coming together of the “Umma” – the peoples of the Prophet Mohammed. An annual pilgrimage of people, united ...