Mount Arafat

Muslim pilgrims pray at Mount Arafat for climax of biggest Covid-era Hajj

This year's pilgrimage marks the largest since the virus struck, although the attendance by 1 million worshippers remains less than half of the pre-pandemic influx.

Pilgrims ascend Mount Arafat in high point of this year's Hajj

Just 60,000 people, all citizens or residents of Saudi Arabia, have been selected to take part in this year's Hajj, with foreign pilgrims again barred due to the restrictions over coronavirus pandemic.

Pilgrims pray on peak day of hajj in shadow of coronavirus

For the first time in modern history, the annual pilgrimage in Mecca in Saudi Arabia has dramatically reduced the number of pilgrims from 2.5 million to as few as 1,000 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Muslim pilgrims gather at Mount Arafat for pinnacle of Hajj pilgrimage

More than 2 million Muslims have embarked on the annual Hajj pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam, which is a religious requirement for all able-bodied Muslims once in their lifetime.

In Photos: The Hajj

More than 1.75 million worshippers from 168 countries arrived in Saudi Arabia for the five-day ritual, a once-in-a-lifetime duty for every able-bodied Muslim who can afford it.