Muslims, no matter where they are in the world, turn towards the Kaaba to pray. The structure is believed to have been first erected by Adam, the first man, and then rebuilt successively, including by ...

The Kaaba is the most sacred site in Islam and stands at the center of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Muslims around the world face toward the Kaaba during their daily prayers, a direction ...

Watch live as Muslim pilgrims from around the world perform “tawaf,” circling the Kaaba in Mecca, Islam’s holiest site, on the last day of Hajj.

The annual hajj pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam, will start on Wednesday with well over one million Muslims from around the world expected to take part. All Muslims are expected to ...