The results of a recent scientific study showed that the annual pilgrimage of Hajj was never interrupted or suspended throughout Islamic history.
Read more Saudi Arabia's Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr. Muhammad Saleh Benten inaugurated on Monday 45th annual Hajj Symposium titled "Public health rules and their scientific applications in the light of prophetic guidance and practices."
Read more Fawziya Mohamed, the 38-year-old Malaysian expatriate, couldn't believe her ears when she received a call from the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah in Saudi Arabia telling her that she was one of those chosen as pilgrims this year.
Read more Muslim pilgrims have started arriving in Mecca for a drastically scaled-down hajj, as Saudi authorities balance the kingdom's oversight of one of Islam's key pillars and the safety of visitors in the face of a global pandemic.
Read more Sixteen people have been caught and fined SR10,000 ($2,666) each over the past week for illegally trying to enter the holy sites, a Saudi Public Security spokesman was quoted by Saudi Press Agency (SPA) as saying.
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