Mecca
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Hajj gathering in favor of humanity, Muslim nations: Leader
TEHRAN, May 04 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the Hajj gathering is for the benefit of humanity; and there is no benefit for the Islamic Ummah greater than unity.
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By: Mehdi Almasi
Masjid al-Haram on eve of Mid-Sha’ban
TEHRAN, Feb. 15 (MNA) – Mid-Shaban has special significance for Muslims throughout the world and is marked by devotion and celebration among Muslims, especially the Shia, as they join the celebrations to mark the birth anniversary of Imam Mahdi.
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VIDEO: Summer rainfall in Masjid al-Haram
TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – Footage shows an unexpected summer rainfall in Masjid al-Haram, located in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
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Women Participate in Changing of Kaaba's Kiswa in S. Arabia
TEHRAN, Jul. 09 (MNA) – For the first time in recorded history, women have assisted in replacing the Kaaba's kiswa (cloth), as Saudi Arabia persists in encouraging female involvement in a wide range of affairs.
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Thousands of pilgrims heads to land of Mena
TEHRAN, Jun. 18 (MNA) – The footage shows the departure of thousands of pilgrims heads to the land of Mena during Hajj pilgrimage.
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Arafa Day observed in Arafat dessert
TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) – Muslim pilgrims have settled in Arafat, near Mecca, to mark the annual Haj's most important day, Arafa Day.
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Bara'at ceremony in Mecca
TEHRAN, Jun. 15 (MNA) – The Hajj Pilgrims held a ceremony to mark the renunciation of the polytheists or bara'at in Qur'anic terms on Saturday.
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Silencing the voice of Gaza in ‘house of God’
TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) – Muslim pilgrims from across the world have streamed into the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia to perform the Hajj pilgrimage against the backdrop of Israel’s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.
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22 Iranians died during Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia
TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – Leader's representative in Hajj and pilgrimage affairs said that Iranian Hajj pilgrims had to step on the longest route to return from Jamarat during the hottest hours of the day and more than a dozen of them died of heat.
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Eid al-Adha symbol of self-sacrifice among Muslims
TEHRAN, Jun 29 (MNA) – Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice, is a symbol of self-sacrifice among Muslims celebrated all over the world as a major holiday for a period of three to four days.
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Millions of Muslims begin ‘biggest’ Hajj pilgrimage in years
TEHRAN, Jun. 25 (MNA) – Millions of Muslim worshipers from across the world have started the annual Hajj pilgrimage in holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, with the rituals taking place over a period of several days and culminating in Eid al-Adha.
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VIDEO: Iranian Haj pilgrims in Mecca Great Mosque
TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) – The video footage shows the Iranian pilgrims visiting the Masjid al-Haram also known as the Grand Mosque or the Great Mosque of Mecca on Tuesday.
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VIDEO: Kaaba shadow disappears due to astronomical phenomenon
TEHRAN, May 28 (MNA) – When the sun is at its maximum height of about 90 degrees, it means that it is aligned vertically above the Holy Kaaba that causes the Kaaba's shadow to completely disappear from its four sides
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Eight Pakistanis dead in Mecca hotel fire
TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – Pakistan’s foreign office has announced that eight Pakistani pilgrims had died and some others were injured in a hotel fire in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
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VIDEO: flash floods wash away cars in Mecca
TEHRAN, Dec. 23 (MNA) – Video footage from recent flash floods in the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia shows the moment how they wash away cars.
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Great Husseiniya of Zanjan 2nd altar in Islam World
TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – Regarding the number of sacrificial animals slaughtered during Muharram month, the Great Husseiniya of Zanjan is the first altar in the Shia world and the second altar in the Islamic world after Mina in Mecca holy city.
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VIDEO: Holy Kaaba in Macca draped with new Kiswa
TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) – A specially selected team in Saudi Arabia on Saturday replaced the old Kiswa of the Holy Kaaba in Mecca with the new one. The new Kiswa consists of four distinct side panels and a door curtain.
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Muslim pilgrims pray at Mount Arafat as hajj reaches apex
TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) – Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims from around the world raised their hands to heaven and offered prayers of repentance on the sacred hill of Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia on Friday.
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Arrogant West in decline in region, entire world: Leader
TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) – Ayatollah Khamenei has said in his annual message before Hajj that "The Arrogant West is getting weaker and weaker in our sensitive region and recently in the entire world."
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Millions of Muslims around world celebrating Eid al-Fitr
TEHRAN, May 04 (MNA) – The religious festival of Eid al-Fitr, or the “Festival of Breaking the Fast,” is one of two major holidays celebrated by millions of Muslims around the world after a month of prayer, devotion, and self-control.