UAE Pilgrims Rush For Umrah As Saudi Sees Record Ramadan Crowds . The growing rush comes as Saudi Arabia recorded a historic ...

According to Islamic belief, performing Umrah during the month of Ramadan is considered highly sacred and auspicious. Umrah is often referred to as a lesser or minor pilgrimage. Umrah is the sacred ...

RIYADH, SA / ACCESS Newswire / April 29, 2025 / The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah is the official government entity in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia responsible for regulating and overseeing the Hajj and ...

This is not the first time the couple has chosen a spiritual milestone to share a personal moment. In March 2024, they revealed the face of their elder son, Zehaan, during an Umrah pilgrimage as well.

Saudi Arabia will open the Umrah pilgrimage to Mecca for Muslims from other countries from Nov. 1, Saudi media reported on Thursday, as the kingdom relaxes measures it had taken to check the spread of ...

Mask-clad Muslims circled Islam's holiest site along socially distanced paths on Sunday, as Saudi authorities partially resumed the year-round umrah pilgrimage amid extensive health precautions after ...

DUBAI, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Iran hopes technical problems preventing Iranian Muslims from making the Umrah pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia will soon be resolved, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani ...

(RNS) — Medina, where Muhammad is buried, is not part of the official pilgrimage but offers contentment. (RNS) — Muslims are taught that when they make the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca for the first time ...

Brazilian footballer Kathleen Souza, who leads Al Nassr Women’s Team, has officially embraced Islam and performed the Umrah ...