US EditionNo Kids, Excess Heat and Payment Plans. What to Know About Hajj 2025
- Muslims performed the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca in 2025 amid extreme heat and new child restrictions.
- Saudi Arabia banned children under 12 primarily to protect them from dangers posed by large crowds and harsh temperatures.
- Temperatures reached 41 degrees Celsius this year with officials advising pilgrims to avoid daytime outdoor exposure and keep their heads covered.
- Hajj costs range from $4,000 to $20,000, prompting some pilgrims like Zaheer Ahmad to pay in installments, while Bangladesh struggled to fill its 127,000 pilgrim quota due to costs.
- Visa suspensions for 14 countries and fines up to 20,000 riyals aim to control unauthorized pilgrimages, highlighting ongoing challenges with limited capacity and demand.
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Muslims Gathers in the City of Mecca for the Hajj - teleSUR English
Muslims from around the world are gathering in the Saudi Arabian city of Mecca for the annual Hajj, one of the Five Pillars of Islam. Over the coming days, they will immerse themselves in religious rituals and acts of worship that originated more than 1,400 years ago. And as in previous years, they will also have to contend with excessive heat and a crackdown on unauthorised entry. Every year, millions of Muslims from around the world travel to…
Hajj Begins With Sweeping New Changes
Saudi Arabia has announced drastic changes for the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage that begins today, including new rules prohibiting children from accompanying pilgrims, and prioritizing pilgrims traveling for the first time. The changes represent the most significant transformation of pilgrimage access in modern history. The Hajj, one of the five pillars, or obligations, of Islam, draws about two million Muslims annually to Saudi Arabia to complete the s…
What to know about Hajj 2025 and why it is important to Muslims
Millions of Muslims from all over the world have converged on Mecca in Saudi Arabia to partake in Islam’s annual Hajj pilgrimage, one of the largest religious gatherings in the world. In the coming days, people will immerse themselves in religious rituals and acts of worship that originated more than 1,400 years ago. Faithfuls attending this year’s Hajj will have to contend with excess heat, a ban on children under the age of 12 and crackdown on…
Ahead of the departure of pilgrims to the Arafah, Muzdalifah and Mina phases, the PPIH of Saudi Arabia issued Hajj data from the time of departure from the Homeland to the Holy Land.
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