
MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA -APRIL 1, 2015: Thousands of Muslims gather at the Grand Mosque (Haram), in Islam's holiest city of Mecca and home to the Qabba on April 1,2015 as Muslims perform the Umrah or lesser pilgrimages. Muslims perform the Umrah at any time of the year. In the Sharia, Umrah means to perform Tawaf round the Kaaba and Sa'i between Al-Safa and Al-Marwah, after assuming Ihram. (Haroon Sabawoon - Anadolu Agency)

MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA -APRIL 1, 2015: Thousands of Muslims gather at the Grand Mosque (Haram), in Islam's holiest city of Mecca and home to the Qabba on April 1,2015 as Muslims perform the Umrah or lesser pilgrimages. Muslims perform the Umrah at any time of the year. In the Sharia, Umrah means to perform Tawaf round the Kaaba and Sa'i between Al-Safa and Al-Marwah, after assuming Ihram. (Haroon Sabawoon - Anadolu Agency)

MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA -APRIL 1, 2015: Thousands of Muslims gather at the Grand Mosque (Haram), in Islam's holiest city of Mecca and home to the Qabba on April 1,2015 as Muslims perform the Umrah or lesser pilgrimages. Muslims perform the Umrah at any time of the year. In the Sharia, Umrah means to perform Tawaf round the Kaaba and Sa'i between Al-Safa and Al-Marwah, after assuming Ihram. (Haroon Sabawoon - Anadolu Agency)

MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA -APRIL 1, 2015: Thousands of Muslims gather at the Grand Mosque (Haram), in Islam's holiest city of Mecca and home to the Qabba on April 1,2015 as Muslims perform the Umrah or lesser pilgrimages. Muslims perform the Umrah at any time of the year. In the Sharia, Umrah means to perform Tawaf round the Kaaba and Sa'i between Al-Safa and Al-Marwah, after assuming Ihram. (Haroon Sabawoon - Anadolu Agency)

MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA -APRIL 1, 2015: Thousands of Muslims gather at the Grand Mosque (Haram), in Islam's holiest city of Mecca and home to the Qabba on April 1,2015 as Muslims perform the Umrah or lesser pilgrimages. Muslims perform the Umrah at any time of the year. In the Sharia, Umrah means to perform Tawaf round the Kaaba and Sa'i between Al-Safa and Al-Marwah, after assuming Ihram. (Haroon Sabawoon - Anadolu Agency)

MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA -APRIL 1, 2015: Thousands of Muslims gather at the Grand Mosque (Haram), in Islam's holiest city of Mecca and home to the Qabba on April 1,2015 as Muslims perform the Umrah or lesser pilgrimages. Muslims perform the Umrah at any time of the year. In the Sharia, Umrah means to perform Tawaf round the Kaaba and Sa'i between Al-Safa and Al-Marwah, after assuming Ihram. (Haroon Sabawoon - Anadolu Agency)

MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA -APRIL 1, 2015: Thousands of Muslims gather at the Grand Mosque (Haram), in Islam's holiest city of Mecca and home to the Qabba on April 1,2015 as Muslims perform the Umrah or lesser pilgrimages. Muslims perform the Umrah at any time of the year. In the Sharia, Umrah means to perform Tawaf round the Kaaba and Sa'i between Al-Safa and Al-Marwah, after assuming Ihram. (Haroon Sabawoon - Anadolu Agency)

MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA -APRIL 1, 2015: Thousands of Muslims gather at the Grand Mosque (Haram), in Islam's holiest city of Mecca and home to the Qabba on April 1,2015 as Muslims perform the Umrah or lesser pilgrimages. Muslims perform the Umrah at any time of the year. In the Sharia, Umrah means to perform Tawaf round the Kaaba and Sa'i between Al-Safa and Al-Marwah, after assuming Ihram. (Haroon Sabawoon - Anadolu Agency)

MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA -APRIL 1, 2015: Thousands of Muslims gather at the Grand Mosque (Haram), in Islam's holiest city of Mecca and home to the Qabba on April 1,2015 as Muslims perform the Umrah or lesser pilgrimages. Muslims perform the Umrah at any time of the year. In the Sharia, Umrah means to perform Tawaf round the Kaaba and Sa'i between Al-Safa and Al-Marwah, after assuming Ihram. (Haroon Sabawoon - Anadolu Agency)

MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA -APRIL 1, 2015: Thousands of Muslims gather at the Grand Mosque (Haram), in Islam's holiest city of Mecca and home to the Qabba on April 1,2015 as Muslims perform the Umrah or lesser pilgrimages. Muslims perform the Umrah at any time of the year. In the Sharia, Umrah means to perform Tawaf round the Kaaba and Sa'i between Al-Safa and Al-Marwah, after assuming Ihram. (Haroon Sabawoon - Anadolu Agency)

MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA -APRIL 1, 2015: Thousands of Muslims gather at the Grand Mosque (Haram), in Islam's holiest city of Mecca and home to the Qabba on April 1,2015 as Muslims perform the Umrah or lesser pilgrimages. Muslims perform the Umrah at any time of the year. In the Sharia, Umrah means to perform Tawaf round the Kaaba and Sa'i between Al-Safa and Al-Marwah, after assuming Ihram. (Haroon Sabawoon - Anadolu Agency)

MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA -APRIL 1, 2015: Thousands of Muslims gather at the Grand Mosque (Haram), in Islam's holiest city of Mecca and home to the Qabba on April 1,2015 as Muslims perform the Umrah or lesser pilgrimages. Muslims perform the Umrah at any time of the year. In the Sharia, Umrah means to perform Tawaf round the Kaaba and Sa'i between Al-Safa and Al-Marwah, after assuming Ihram. (Haroon Sabawoon - Anadolu Agency)

MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA -APRIL 1, 2015: Thousands of Muslims gather at the Grand Mosque (Haram), in Islam's holiest city of Mecca and home to the Qabba on April 1,2015 as Muslims perform the Umrah or lesser pilgrimages. Muslims perform the Umrah at any time of the year. In the Sharia, Umrah means to perform Tawaf round the Kaaba and Sa'i between Al-Safa and Al-Marwah, after assuming Ihram. (Haroon Sabawoon - Anadolu Agency)

MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA -APRIL 1, 2015: Muslims touch the Holy Kaaba at the Grand Mosque (Haram), in Islam's holiest city of Mecca on April 1,2015 as Muslims perform the Umrah or lesser pilgrimages. Muslims perform the Umrah at any time of the year. In the Sharia, Umrah means to perform Tawaf round the Kaaba and Sa'i between Al-Safa and Al-Marwah, after assuming Ihram. (Haroon Sabawoon - Anadolu Agency)

MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA -APRIL 1, 2015: A Muslim prays when thousands of Muslims gather at the Grand Mosque (Haram), in Islam's holiest city of Mecca and home to the Qabba on April 1,2015 during the Umrah or lesser pilgrimages. Muslims perform the Umrah at any time of the year. In the Sharia, Umrah means to perform Tawaf round the Kaaba and Sa'i between Al-Safa and Al-Marwah, after assuming Ihram. (Haroon Sabawoon - Anadolu Agency)

MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA -APRIL 1, 2015: A Muslim prays when thousands of Muslims gather at the Grand Mosque (Haram), in Islam's holiest city of Mecca and home to the Qabba on April 1,2015 during the Umrah or lesser pilgrimages. Muslims perform the Umrah at any time of the year. In the Sharia, Umrah means to perform Tawaf round the Kaaba and Sa'i between Al-Safa and Al-Marwah, after assuming Ihram. (Haroon Sabawoon - Anadolu Agency)