6 Dhu al-Qa'dah 7 AH Medine Hajj & Umrah
In 7 AH (629), following the Treaty of Hudaybiyya, the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ left Medina on 6 Dhu al-Qadah to make up the Umrah prevented the year before. Some 2,000 men took part; during their three days in Mecca the call to prayer rang out and prayers were held at Masjid al-Haram.
725Hijri
On 2 Rajab 725 AH (1325), the 22-year-old Ibn Battuta set out from his hometown of Tangier with the intention of performing Hajj. This pilgrimage journey became the first step of the celebrated traveller's long voyages.
20233 years ago
On 9 January 2023, Hajj and Umrah Minister Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, speaking at the Hajj Expo in Jeddah, announced that that year's Hajj would return to pre-pandemic numbers with no age restrictions, ending three years of COVID-19 limits on pilgrim numbers.
20206 years ago
On 4 October 2020, Umrah resumed after a pause of about seven months, initially only for citizens and residents of Saudi Arabia. Up to 6,000 pilgrims a day were admitted; each booked a time slot through an online app and was given three hours to perform the rites.
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