Saudi Arabia Hails Successful Haj 2025 Season as Pilgrims Perform Farewell Tawaf

Saudi Arabia hails successful Haj 2025 season as pilgrims perform farewell tawaf

Makkah: Saudi Arabia has declared the Haj 1446 AH-2025 season a success, as pilgrims began performing the farewell tawaf (Tawaf al-Wida) at the Grand Mosque in Makkah after completing the major rituals of the pilgrimage. Pilgrims opting for early departure circled the Holy Kaaba in large numbers on Sunday, June 8, and Monday morning, June 9. The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque, in collaboration wit…

Saudi Arabia Concludes Hajj 2025 with 1.67 Million Pilgrims

Saudi Arabia announced the peaceful conclusion of the Hajj pilgrimage on Monday, with over 1.67 million Muslims completing the Islamic year 1446 rituals. Prince Saud bin Mishaal, Deputy Emir of Makkah Region, confirmed 1,673,230 pilgrims participated, including 1,506,576 international visitors and 166,654 domestic participants. “The pilgrims performed their rites in safety and peace, thanks to the distinguished execution of operational plans,” P…

Hajj 2025 Comes to a Close: Saudi Arabia Begins Planning for 2026 — Akelicious

The 2025 Hajj exercise formally came to an end today as pilgrims completed the ritual of stoning at the three Jamarat in Mina and left the Tent City for Makkah to perform the last obligatory Hajj ritual, Tawaf Al-Wida (farewell Tawaf). Though today marked the official end of this year’s Hajj, most pilgrims took advantage of the concession of being allowed to hasten to complete the exercise yesterday (Sunday) and leave Mina before sunset. This ye…

Hajj 2025 Concludes Safely as Pilgrims Head Home

MAKKAH: The beginning of the Hajj 2025 repatriation process for the Pakistani pilgrims from Saudi Arabia is planned on June 10, with the first flight departing from Jeddah at 11:50 PM, carrying 307 pilgrims, and landing in Islamabad at 3:00 PM. According to the schedule, the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and other airlines are set to operate flights to main cities, including Islamabad, Lahore, Multan, and Karachi. The first private airli…

Haj comes to a close officially as remaining pilgrims bid farewell to Mina

Pilgrims, who stayed back in Mina on Sunday night to perform the stoning ritual for the fourth consecutive day, threw pebbles at three Jamarat on Monday afternoon

Hajj 2025: religious travel to Saudi Arabia surges

New data has revealed the growing global impact of Hajj tourism to Saudi Arabia, now enticing ever more pilgrims from Brazil and Germany. Olivia Palamountain reports Halal tourism, which caters to Muslim travellers' religious and cultural needs, has emerged as one of the fastest-growing industry segments (for more on this subject subscribe to VOLT and download the "Halal Travel" edition). The annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia is n…