Malaysian Muslim pilgrims are setting an example in Makkah after they celebrated the Cleanliness Day on July 31 by picking up the brooms, cleaning rags and black garbage bags, New Straits Times reported. “The session was an extension of last year’s successful Mashae’er cleanliness campaign, which had earned praise from the local authorities in Makkah …

Though the title is traditionally given to older Muslim women who have performed Hajj, Christchurch massacre victim Hussein Al-Umari used to call his little sister Aya as ‘Hajjah’ to tease her about her age. This year, 33-year-old Aya is set to be officially a hajjah as she prepares to perform the life-time journey of Hajj …

As millions of Muslims prepare to flock to Saudi for the lifetime journey of Hajj, the first Hajj pilgrims arrived Thursday, July 4 in the two holy cities of Makkah and Madinah, Asharq Al-Awsat reported. The first pilgrimage batch for this year has arrived in King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah and Prince Mohammed Bin …