Hajj closes safely
Muslim pilgrims circled the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site, for a final time today, bringing to a close what may have been the largest ever Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, passing without the deadly stampedes that have marred the event in the past.
Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims returned to Mecca from a holy site outside the city to perform the “farewell” circling of the Kaaba, the black stone cube that Muslims around the world face during daily prayers.
