hadj
Britishnoun
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Unlike Hussein and Sadat, the Syrian President had turned down Carter's invitation to make a political hadj to Washington.
From Time Magazine Archive
Moslems who arrived at Jeddah in record numbers last month on their way to make the annual hadj or pilgrimage to Mecca had to share facilities with another brand of pilgrim.
From Time Magazine Archive
And he offered the Saudi airline a share of the lucrative annual hadj flights, the trips to Mecca by devout pilgrims from Iran.
From Time Magazine Archive
The last time Idi Amin Dada visited Saudi Arabia was in 1978, when he made the hadj to Mecca as a Muslim pilgrim.
From Time Magazine Archive
The hadj, or pilgrim-caravan, pursues its route principally by night, and by torchlight.
From International Weekly Miscellany — Volume 1, No. 2, July 8, 1850 by Various
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