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Eid al-Adha in Gaza this year marked the third Eid in a row without animal sacrifice or Hajj.

The sacred holiday coincides with Hajj, drawing over 1.7 million pilgrims seeking spiritual fulfilment in Saudi Arabia.

Temperatures near 44°C test worshippers’ endurance as the annual pilgrimage unfolds under the shadow of war.

A Gaza City school taught children how to perform the entire Hajj, as Palestinians miss the pilgrimage for a third…

Pilgrims gather on the Day of Arafah, the spiritual peak of Hajj, retracing the Prophet Muhammad’s final sermon.

On the most spiritually significant day of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, Muslims gather on Mount Arafat to pray.

Muslim pilgrims have begun arriving in Mina, near Mecca, ahead of the start of Arafah Day.

Saudi Arabia says that is 11,000 more than the number of Muslims who travelled to the Gulf kingdom last year.

With nearly two million worshippers performing Hajj this year, technology is key to ensuring everything runs smoothly.

The spiritual and physical challenge is described by pilgrims as a transformative and deeply meaningful journey.

Despite security concerns linked to the conflict in the Middle East, pilgrims from around the world continue to arrive in…

At the heart of Hajj stands the Kaaba, draped in 670kg of silk and embroidered with 200kg of gold and…