The Kaaba, located in Mecca, is the holiest site in Islam and the focal point of daily prayer for hundreds of millions of Muslims worldwide. During the Hajj pilgrimage, worshippers perform tawaf, ...

(RNS) — I was disappointed to not experience my children’s reaction to seeing the Kaaba for the first time, but made my peace. After leaving Medina, where we’d spent a few days before going to Mecca, ...

The Presidency of Religious Affairs for Masjid Al Haram and Masjid An Nabawi has issued an update regarding the health of Sheikh Maher Al Muaiqly, the imam and khateeb of Masjid Al Haram in Makkah, ...

Question: I hope you can help me. I became a Muslim a couple of years ago. My family are finding it hard to accept my ibada (worship). But recently I have made a fuss about my salat and insisted I ...

MAKKAH – The holy city of Makkah on Friday witnessed a rare celestial phenomenon when the sun came directly overhead the Holy Kaaba at 12:27 p.m., coinciding with the time of adhan (call for prayer) ...

Across the world, when Muslims kneel for their five-times-daily prayers, they face towards the same point in Makkah – a black ‘cube’ called the Kaaba, the holiest site in Islam. To pray in this ...

As Ramadan has now started, many Muslims are once again adjusting their daily routines around fasting, prayers, and Quran ...

(MENAFN- gulf times) question: i hope you can help me. i became a muslim a couple of years ago. my family are finding it hard to accept my ibada (worship). but recently i have made a fuss about my ...