including the Hajj and Umrah. From the Black Stone to the annual replacement of the Kiswa, each aspect carries deep religious and historical meaning. The Kaaba has played a central role in Islamic ...

Muslim worshippers throng the area around the Holy Kaaba in the Grand Mosque in the Ramadan month when the Umrah or minor pilgrimage season usually peaks. Supplied Cairo: A major government forum ...

16.5 million pilgrims performed Umrah in Grand Mosque during the sacred month Worshippers perform the Eid prayer early on the first day of Eid Al Fitr feast in the courtyard around the Holy Kaaba ...