Stories 1 - 10 for Five Pillars of Islam

The annual ritual is one of the Five Pillars of Islam. But overall numbers are down this year due to concerns about swine flu, with attendance of around 2.5 ...

MECCA (Saudi Arabia) - The pilgrimage to Mecca in western Saudi Arabia, one of the five pillars of Islam that every believer is supposed to perform at least ...

"Labbaik Allahumma Labbaik" ("Here I am, my Lord, here I am"), chanted the faithful walking or boarding buses to Mina, five kilometers east of the holy city ...

Under a pact between the ruling al-Saud family and the Sunni Muslim hierarchy dating back to 1744, Saudi Arabia maintains an austere brand of Islam in ...

The Haj is among the five pillars of Islam, and this season accounts for a large portion of the country's tourist economy. The Haj season begins today, ...

The Hajj pilgrimage is among Muslim religious duties described in the Five Pillars of Islam. During the Hajj, Muslims take part in the "tawaf," which ...

Renowed and legendary pillars of the reformation like Martin Luther, John calvin, Zwingley and a host of them spoke against the evils in the church first ...

Learn the pillars of hajj and its ceremonies. 4. Be kind and forbearing with others, lest the reward be nullified. 5. Observe the obligations of prayers and ...