Hajj pilgrims from across the globe visit holy Ka’aba in the wake of Hajj pilgrimage. Hajj is a special occasion for prayer as all Muslims wish to perform the ritual at least once in lifetime.

Iran’s top Hajj official has proposed the representatives from other Islamic states in the holy city of Mecca to issue a joint statement condemning the recent Qur’an desecration in Sweden.

Iranian Hajj officials, Hujjat-ul-Islam Abdul Fattah Navvab and Hujjat-ul-Islam Hamid Shahriari met with a group of scholars and elites from across the world of Islam on the sideline of Hajj 2023.

Secretary General of World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought has called on the world Muslims to pursue Islamic unity in their words and deeds.

Nearly two million Muslims from across the glove are in the holy city of Mecca to perform Hajj rituals. They are enjoying the spiritual ambiance of Hajj.

Two million Muslims are performing Hajj 2023, the first year after the pandemic infection that Saudi Arabia lifted the COVID-related restrictions.

Hajj pilgrims perform symbolic “stoning of the Satan” in the final stages of the pilgrimage which includes casting seven pebbles at concrete walls just ahead of the major Islamic occasion, Eid al-Adha.

A former Christian priest from South Africa, Ibrahim Richmond, has performed his first Hajj following conversion to Islam leading thousands of his followers to embrace the holy religion.

Deputy of Lebanon’s Hajj affairs highlighted importance of solidarity among Islamic countries stressing that Islamic unity would be a blow in the face of enemies like the US and Israeli regime.

Heads of Hajj affairs from Iran and Kyrgyzstan met at the bureau of the Islamic Republic in Mecca to discuss the ways for expansion of mutual cooperation between the two countries.

Representative of Ayatollah Khamenei in Hajj Affairs, Hujjat-ul-Islam Seyyed Abdul Fattah Navvab welcomed Pakistan’s Minister of Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony, Muhammad Talha Mahmoud, at bureau of Iran’s Hajj affairs in the holy city of Mecca as Muslims from across the world of Islam perform Hajj rituals.

Pilgrims from across the globe change clothes to Ihram as they prepare to perform Hajj rituals.

Representative of the Leader in Hajj affairs has met with the head of Turkey’s Hajj affairs stressing necessity of solidarity amid the present situation in the world of Islam.

Hajj pilgrims from across the world arrive in the holy city of Medina to visit the holy shrine of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) and other religious sites in the city.

Iranian convoy of qaris has held recitation circles attracting pilgrims from different denominations in a show of unity, as defined among objectives of the annual pilgrimage.

Riyadh says it expects a “safe” hajj pilgrimage this year despite the number of pilgrims being increased to pre-pandemic levels.

Hajj pilgrims visit the historical al-Baqi Cemetery in the holy city of Medina as part of the religious trip to Saudi Arabia. Four Shia Imams and a number of prominent religious and literary figures as well as companions of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) were laid to rest in al Baqi cemetery.

Representative of the Leader in Hajj affairs has underlined “Islamic convergence” and “civilization-building” as priorities of Hajj 2023.

The first group of Iranian Hajj pilgrims have dispatched from Imam Khomeini (RA) Airport. More than 87,000 Iranian pilgrims will perform Hajj 2023.

The Ministry of Religious Affairs of Bangladesh announced pilgrims are required to submit biometric visa applications in order to perform Hajj 2023.