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The sacred Hajj is a part of Dhul Hijjah. Dhul Hijjah is considered one of the holiest months in the Islamic calendar and holds immense spiritual significance for Muslims around the world. It is the twelfth and final month of the Islamic lunar year and is closely associated with the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

Muslim pilgrims from across the world are performing the sacred Hajj rituals in Saudi Arabia amid intense summer heat, as the auspicious festival of Bakrid, also known as Eid al-Adha, begins. The annual pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam, draws millions of devotees to the holy city of Makkah, where they undertake a series of religious rites that symbolise faith, sacrifice and unity.

Worshippers performed Hajj in scorching heat

The sacred Hajj is a part of Dhul Hijjah. Dhul Hijjah is considered one of the holiest months in the Islamic calendar and holds immense spiritual significance for Muslims around the world. It is the twelfth and final month of the Islamic lunar year and is closely associated with the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is also known as the month of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. This year, Dhul Hijjah began on May 18 and it ends with Eid al-Adha, the festival of Sacrifice which will be on May 28, 2026.

Despite the temperatures were soaring around 45 degrees Celsius, Muslim pilgrims performed the saced yatra and continue to move between key sites such as Mina, Arafat, and Muzdalifah, completing essential rituals like the Tawaf around the Kaaba, standing at Arafat, and the symbolic stoning of the devil. Hajj is one of the most sacred site which is visited by evey Muslims in the world at least for once.