The Kaaba sits at the center of the sacred al-Haram Mosque in Saudi Arabia. It plays an essential role in the rite of the hajj, the pilgrimage that Muslims make to Mecca, which begins today.

After reaching Mecca, Muslims on Haj pilgrimage come to Masjid al Haram and circle the Kaaba seven times and pray, this process is called Tawaf, but do you know what is inside the Kaaba? Holy ...

The traditional ceremony of replacing the Kiswa (cover) of the Holy Kaabah at the Grand Mosque in Mecca commenced on ...

President Prabowo performs Umrah in Mecca and meets Saudi Crown Prince, pledging joint humanitarian support for Gaza during ...

Muslims around the world direct to Kaaba in their prayers. SPA Cairo: Saudi and foreign officials attended the annual washing of the Holy Kaaba at the Grand Mosque, Islam’s holiest site in Mecca.

The General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque has completed the annual ...

On Tuesday, pilgrims thronged the Grand Mosque in Mecca, performing a ritual circuit walking seven times around the Kaaba, the cube-shaped structure inside the mosque that is considered Islam's ...

Vast crowds of robed Muslim faithful walked solemn circles around the Kaaba, the black cube at Mecca's Grand Mosque on Sunday to begin the biggest hajj pilgrimage in several years, in the heat of the ...

The holy Kaaba’s Kiswa consumes about 850 kg of raw silk, which was dyed black inside the complex, 120 kg of gold wire, and 100 silver wires. The new Kiswa consists of four separate sides and ...