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No kids, excess heat and payment plans. What to know about Hajj 2025
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Muslims from around the world are in the Saudi city of Mecca for the Hajj, one of the Five Pillars of Islam.
In the coming days, people will immerse themselves in religious rituals and acts of worship that originated more than 1,400 years ago.
They also have to contend with excess heat and other earthly factors, like a ban on children under the age of 12 and a crackdown on unauthorized entry.
