2. Day of Standing: Pilgrims gather at the Plain of Arafat, near Mecca, where they stand in contemplative vigil, engage in prayers, and seek forgiveness from Allah. This act is known as "Wuquf." 3 ...

embellished by 120 kilo gold and hundred kilo silver-plated thread and motifs illustrating verses from the Holy Qur'an. The covering cloth of the Kaaba, known as Kiswa, is changed on 9th Zilhaj every ...

Around three million pilgrims from across the globe are converging at Mount Arafat, the Jabal ar-Rahmah on the second day of the pilgrimage to perform the major Hajj ritual. Radio Pakistan’s ...

Thousands of people were using a day-long ceasefire in the 1982 Israel ... the first Israeli to formally meet the PLO leader, Yasser Arafat. He recalls his route to the encounter with his ...