On the last days of Hajj, pilgrims return to Makkah to perform one more tawaf around the Kaaba and walk between the hills of Safa and Marwa, and also return to stone the three structures.

The Grand Mosque in Makkah yesterday overflowed with pilgrims as they came to perform Tawaf Al-Wadaa' or farewell circumambulation of the Holy Kaa'bah on the last day of the annual pilgrimage. The ...

The Saudi authorities have issued directives to impose ban on accommodation for non-Hajj visa holders in Makkah during the Hajj season 2025. The Ministry of Tourism has mandated that from April 29 ...

Vast crowds of robed Muslim faithful walked solemn circles around the Kaaba at Makkah’s Grand Mosque on Sunday to begin the biggest Hajj pilgrimage in several years.Islam's holiest site is ...

Hajj pilgrims, filled with both tears and smiles, leaving Makkah Mukarma for their respective homes, bid farewell to the sacred Kaaba after completing the final ritual of the Hajj pilgrimage ...

MAKKAH, June 13 (Bernama) -- Malaysian pilgrims are reminded not to leave Makkah before performing the mandatory ‘tawaf wada’ as the last ritual of Hajj where pilgrims go round the Kaaba seven times ...

Further easing restrictions against Covid-19, Saudi Arabia on Friday announced to allow non-pilgrims to perform the ritual circumambulation (tawaf) around the Holy Kaaba in the Grand Mosque in ...

10 November 2011 MAKKAH: The Grand Mosque in Makkah was overflowing with pilgrims in a hurry to return to their homes on Thursday. Despite the pushing, jostling and slow pace of the tawaf ...