Unlike other sacred sites, Mecca is closed off to believers of other faiths: only Muslims are permitted on the Hajj. On the first day of the Hajj, fifteen thousand buses carry millions of pilgrims ...

Arafat Day commemorates a key event in the Islamic pilgrimage of Hajj and marks a day of spiritual reflection, unity, and supplication. Arafat is the name of a mountain located near the city of Mecca ...