A visit to Mecca was the climax of his pilgrimage in the Middle East.
Thousands of Muslims make a sacred pilgrimage to the Islamic holy city of Mecca every year.
We too were on a pilgrimage, not a spiritual one but no less sacred.
Eid al-Adha falls within the annual pilgrimage to Mecca known as the hajj.
It was the worst disaster to strike the annual pilgrimage in a quarter-century.
I’m still digesting the pilgrimage, a journey that blended ancient and modern trails.
They even took a trip to Jerusalem, invited by Israel for a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
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Hide Caption 8 of 8 (CNN)Here’s a look at Hajj, an annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia.
It’s a strange time to set up what is probably the newest Catholic pilgrimage trail in the world.
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Reggae and rasta fans make the pilgrimage for three days of music, camping and sublime celebration.
IBM wants the millions who can’t make the annual pilgrimage to be as close to the action as they can.
Hundreds killed in stampede at Hajj pilgrimage near Mecca CNN’s Don Melvin contributed to this report.
A person who has completed the pilgrimage can add the phrase al-Hajj or hajji (pilgrim) to their name.