Haj Definition

hadjes, haj, hajjes
noun
A pilgrimage to Mecca during Dhu’l Hijja, considered obligatory for every Muslim who is capable of undertaking it at least once in his or her life.
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Alternative spelling of hajj.

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Origin of Haj

  • Arabic ḥajj from ḥajja to perform the annual Meccan pilgrimage ḥgg in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Haj Sentence Examples

  • After visiting other parts of the gulf he crossed the breadth of Arabia to Mecca, making the haj for the third time.

  • The Yemen pilgrim route, known as the Haj el Kabsi, led from Sada through Asir to Tail and Mecca, but it is no longer used.

  • After an excursion to Mosul and Diarbekr, he made the haj a second time, staying at Mecca three years.

  • To 1 First described by the Turk, Haj j i Khalifa, in the 37th century; first seen by the Swedish traveller Otter in 1736, and first published in 1840 in Ritter's Erdkunde, iii., after a drawing by Major Fischer, made in 1837.

  • Besides giving to the world the first accurate description of the holy city and the Haj ceremonies, he was the first to fix the position of Mecca by astronomical observations, and to describe the physical character of its surroundings.

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