Umrah is actually a set of prayers and rituals, including circling the Kaaba seven times and walking between two hills of Safa and Marwah. At the end your hair is cropped (1 inch for males and ...

For the first time in history, the sacred covering of the Holy Kaaba, known as the Kiswa, is being exhibited outside Makkah, ...

SARA: Muslims can pray anywhere. It doesn't have to be in a mosque. But no matter where you are in the world you always face towards the same place the Kaaba in the city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia.

During prayers everyone faces the qibla a niche in the wall pointing towards the Kaaba in the holy city of Mecca. There's a verse in the Qur'an which Allah says 'The whole world has been made a ...

Riyadh: The Kaaba, located in the city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, is a highly sacred place for Muslims around the world. Muslims going for Hajj feel fortunate just to see the Kaaba and touch its wall.