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Thousands of Muslim pilgrims circumambulate around the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, in the Saudi Arabia's holy city of Makkah, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. AP
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Pigeons fly over a pilgrim outside the the Grand Mosque in the Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. AP
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Egyptian embroiderer Ahmed Othman el-Kassabgy (R) supervises as another employee (L) sews with gold thread a verse from the Holy Quran, Islam's holy book, onto a replica drape to be sold as a souvenir for tourists in Egypt's capital. AFP
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Muslim pilgrims visit Mount Al-Noor, where Muslims believe Prophet Mohammad received the first words of the Quran through Gabriel in the Hira cave, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, July 4, 2022. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY