Muslim pilgrims pray around the holy Kaaba at the Grand Mosque ahead of the annual haj pilgrimage in Mecca on September 21, 2015. Photo courtesy of REUTERS/Ahmad Masood ...

Muslim worshipers pray at the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca, June 23, during the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan.

Foster + Partner's design will be located between the Haramain High-speed Rail Station and the Grand Mosque, making it a key part of the pilgrims' journey towards the mosque's Holy Kaaba building ...

Because of the heavy rain, the holy mosque sank to the level of half the wall of al Kaaba, consequently the northern wall was knocked down. The eastern wall, which holds the door of the Kaaba, was ...

Construction work for the Dhannipur mosque project in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya will begin on Republic Day after a flag hoisting ceremony, the Trust constituted to build the mosque announced on ...

Wudu Area Design. Every mosque has a special place for Wudu, the purification ritual before prayer. ... A. Mosques are built in the direction of Qibla, which points towards the Kaaba in Mecca.

The floor of the Kaaba, the sacred Muslim shrine in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, is composed of the same stone. View from inside a new mosque near Sanford looking up toward the dome.

The Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia will be illuminated by the sun directly overhead at 12:18 p.m. local time Friday, coinciding with the call to prayer in a phenomenon that happens only ...