A Sudanese family at the holy Kaaba, arriving from Sudan to perform the annual Hajj in the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 24, 2023. The Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam, ...Image by Mohamed Abd El Ghany / Reuters
Pilgrims scale the rocky Mount Arafat and pray from noon to dusk, where Prophet Muhammad is believed to have delivered his final sermon. This ritual is one of the seven performed over five ...Image by Mohamed Abd El Ghany / Reuters
Pilgrims pick pebbles for a symbolic stoning of evil at Muzdalifah in Mecca on June 27, 2023. the pilgrimage can be traced back to Prophet Ibrahim roughly 4000 years ago, whom Allah command...Image by Ashraf Amra/Anadolu via Getty Images
A view of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on June 25, 2023. A mammoth logistical operation, the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have spent billions over the years to improve ...Image by Saudi Press Agency/Handout via Reuters
A child among the pilgrims in Mount Arafat, where all pilgrims pray from noon to dusk as part of a set of rites of Hajj. Saudi Arabia on June 27, 2023. Every year, Saudi Arabia sets country...Image by Elif Ozturk Ozgoncu/Anadolu via Getty Images
Hordes of Syrian amputees rest inside their tent near Mount Arafat during the Hajj pilgrimage on June 27, 2023. Thousands of civilians who lost their limbs in the Syrian conflict and devast...Image by Aaref Watad / AFP
During the annual Hajj pilgrimage, a Muslim worshipper touches the Kaaba, Islam"s holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Mecca on June 24, 2023. The voyage is also a big revenue earner for ...Image by Sajjad Hussain / AFP
