hajj

or haj, hadj

[ haj ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural hajj·es.

the pilgrimage to Mecca, which every adult Muslim is supposed to make at least once in their lifetime: the fifth of the Pillars of Islam.

hajj

/ hædʒ /

the pilgrimage to Mecca that every Muslim is required to make at least once in his life, provided he has enough money and the health to do so

Origin of hajj¹

First recorded in 1665–75, hajj is from the Arabic word ḥajj “pilgrimage”

Origin of hajj¹

from Arabic hajj pilgrimage

“Saleh is just like this guy Putin in Russia,” said Yahya Al-Hajj, an apolitical Sana resident.

Well, several said they were from that province on their Hajj to Mecca in Saudi Arabia.

Yes, but they also are worried about the Hajj, which starts later this month.

My grandmother—the one who chose the name “Asma” for me—had gone on the hajj pilgrimage for the first time in 1970.

Lastly, a considerable force of soldiery accompanies both the Syrian and the Egyptian Hajj.

"The Emir El Hajj—dying," passed rapidly from mouth to mouth.

The Hj having assumed the Ihrm must now abstain from worldly affairs, and devote himself entirely to the duties of the Hajj.

Connected with the Hajj there are three actions which are farz, and five which are wjib; all the rest are sunnat or mustahab.

On the seventh day the Imm must preach in Mecca, and instruct the pilgrims in the ritual of the Hajj.

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