Watch as Muslim worshippers gathered for prayers in Mecca on Friday, 15 March during Ramadan. The start of the holy fasting month of Ramadan began for many of the world's 1.8 billion Muslims on ...

Exactly 45 years ago, Mecca Grand Mosque, Islam's holiest place, was taken over by 200 armed men led by preacher Juhayman ...

The Muslim prayer ritual is performed five times a day, always facing in the direction of Mecca. Twelve-year-old Kaisan demonstrates his prayer positions and describes how praying gives him a ...

Muslims must pray in the direction of the Kebah which is in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. This direction of prayer is called 'Qibla'. When travelling, the compass can show the traveller the direction of ...

A fortnight ago the Independent reported on the latest phenomenon that is transforming the desert cradle of Islam from traditional pilgrim site to a modern “mecca” for the rich. The vaunted ...

Mecca, closed to non-Muslims, is home to the Kaaba - a cube ... Guards in khaki fastidiously lead worshippers to their five daily prayers. Traffic in the city is extremely heavy and the air ...

The spiritual journey of Hajj turned out to be more of a grueling physical trek for 47-year-old Bosnian Muslim Senad Hadzic who has finally reached his destination in Mecca after a 6000 kilometer ...

Online clothing shop Shein has apologised for selling Muslim prayer mats on its site ... The Kabaa is a building in the centre of Mecca, considered the most sacred place by Muslims around the ...

Salah or ritual prayer is an essential aspect of Islamic worship and involves conforming to the will of Allah. Muslims pray five times a day, facing the Kaaba in Mecca, which is considered the ...

Two million Muslims from around the globe began the hajj pilgrimage this week as they travelled to the holy city of Mecca. The journey is said to be one of the five pillars of Islam, the ...