There is no place on Earth as venerated, as central or as holy to as many people as Makkah. By any objective standard, this valley in...
He was an adventurer, a scholar, and possibly a spy — but as Dutchman Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje proved with his rare 1885 photographs and sound recordings...
The Days of Hajj Series: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 Shaykh Yaser Birjas will be running a...
There are tons of reasons why you wouldn’t want to pass up this opportunity. Do you know which one? The first ten days of Dhul Hijjah....
Innalhamdolillah. Allah Knows what reason you wear your watch — to tell time or as a status symbol. Maybe you use your mobile phone to tell...
A site that is regarded as one of the holiest on the planet is gearing up for a 21st-century transit makeover. Mecca, birthplace of Mohammed, is...
Innalhamdulillah. And alhamdulillah, instead of the s-word it was the g-word that took me there. No, not jinn — I can spell, you know. And not...
As you may know from my previous post, I’ve moved to the Arabian Gulf (sorry Iran, not Persian Gulf) less than a year ago. One of...
People who come back from Hajj often talk about a bunch of places, rituals, and events that you’ve probably never heard of. In trying to understand...
Bismillah-irRahman-irRaheem. As salamu alaykum wa Rahmat Allahi wa Barakatuhu. posted by abu abdAllah Tariq Ahmed Most of the hujjaaj — the people who have traveled to...