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hajj the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca which takes place in the last month of the year, and which all Muslims are expected to make at least once during their lifetime. The word comes from Arabic
(al-) ḥajj ‘(the Great) Pilgrimage’. A Muslim who has been to Mecca as a pilgrim is known as a
haji.
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Hajj Planning in Country Must Be for All [opinion].
News Wire article from: Africa News Service; 10/3/2008; 700+ words
; ...pilgrimage to Islam's holiest site, Mecca in Saudi Arabia, to perform the Hajj rituals as enshrined by their religion. HAJJ Quaranexplorer.com says the word Hajj, linguistically, means heading to a place for the sake of visiting; in Islamic...
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Hajj - the Kano Example [opinion].
News Wire article from: Africa News Service; 11/3/2008; 700+ words
; ...Media via COMTEX) -- The peculiarity of Hajj makes it a must for every intending pilgrim...dedication in ensuring that a hitch free hajj is achieved as far as possible every year...effort to make our pilgrims go through the Hajj comfortably. Government plays its various...
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Hajj promotes tolerance: Harvard.
News Wire article from: Africa Wire - Sudan; 5/8/2008; 700+ words
; ...Muslims embarking on the holy journey of hajj return not only with a cherished memory...We found from pilgrims accounts that hajj leads to a feeling of unity with fellow...in April, shows pilgrims come back from hajj with a new spirit of peacefulness and tolerance...
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Hajj-2009 aspirants to get passport after selection: RPO.
Newspaper article from: United News of India (UNI) (New Delhi, India); 4/14/2009; 700+ words
; ...The applications for passport of the Hajj- 2009 aspirants would be processed only...be issued by the Jammu and Kashmir State Hajj Committee (SHC). We have received thousands...the people, who wanted to undertake the Hajj pilgrimage this year, Regional Passport...
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Hajj:159,588 pilgrims to perform Hajj 2007 from Pakistan: Ejaz-ul-Haq.
News Wire article from: PPI - Pakistan Press International; 7/13/2007; 700+ words
; ...number of 1,59, 588 pilgrims will perform Hajj this year from Pakistan. Speaking at a news...private scheme 80,088 pilgrims would perform Hajj. He said under government scheme applications for Hajj 2007 would be invited from July 16 till July...
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HAJJ- (COMPREHENSIVE, PERMANENT HAJJ POLICY TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON: EJAZ).
News Wire article from: PPI - Pakistan Press International; 5/6/2004; 647 words
; ...Affairs Muhammad Ejaz-ul-Haq has said that a complete and comprehensive Hajj Policy is under preparation which will be the permanent Hajj Policy. He was speaking at the Hajj Conference-2005 oragnized by the Ministry of ReligiousAffaris held at...
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Hajj allows Muslims to interact spiritually with God
News Wire article from: University Wire; 10/20/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...LOS ANGELES -- For Zainab Jamal, performing Hajj as a young teen not only increased her connection...Muslims recall performing the sacred ritual of Hajj, which occurred in January this year. The Hajj, a series of religious rituals which take place...
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HAJJ PILGRIMS' NEAR-STARVATION CASE SHOWING CHAOS IN ORGANIZATION : OBSERVER.
News Wire article from: ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia); 1/3/2007; 700+ words
; ...Jan 3 (ANTARA) - The case of Indonesian hajj pilgrims almost starving in Arafah, Saudi...now prevailing in the organization of the hajj pilgrimage, a Muslim consumer affairs executive said. "Hajj pilgrimage arrangements especially those...
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Non-Hajj Pilgrimage in Islam: A Neglected Dimension of Religious Circulation.
Magazine article from: Journal of Cultural Geography; 3/22/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...Emphasis by geographers on the study of the hajj to Mecca has resulted in the neglect of ziarat, or non-hajj pilgrimages to other Islamic holy places...attract a vast number of pilgrims. Non-hajj pilgrimages may also be considered symbolic...
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Hajj pilgrims asked to avoid carrying valuable items during pilgrimage.
News Wire article from: PPI - Pakistan Press International; 12/5/2004; 493 words
; Karachi, Dec. 05 PPI: Hajj pilgrims have been directed to avoid keeping jewelry and extra money during Hajj and follow all respective rules and regulations...Government. This was stated by Director Hajj Manzoor Hussain while speaking at "Hajj...
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hajj
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
hajj , the pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia...sacrifice his son on Divine orders. While the hajj is a religious obligation to be fulfilled...many exclusions on grounds of hardship. The hajj is a series of extensively detailed rituals...
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Al-Hajj Omar ibn Said Tal
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Al-Hajj Omar ibn Said Tal Al-Hajj Omar ibn Said Tal (ca. 1797-1864) was a West African Moslem...and established a far-reaching empire on the Upper Niger. Al-Hajj Omar was born in the Futa Toro near the town of Podar on the Senegal...
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Al-Hajj Amin al-Husayni
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Al-Hajj Amin al-Husayni The preeminent Palestinian...over Palestine, 1922 to 1948, was Al-Hajj Amin al-Husayni (1895-1974), the mufti...stop the creation of Israel in 1948. Al-Hajj Amin al-Husayni was born in 1895 in Jerusalem...
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Hajj
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Hajj (Arabic, ‘migration’) Pilgrimage to Mecca , made in the 12th month of the Muslim year. All Muslims are required to undertake the Hajj. It is the last of the Five Pillars of Islam .
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Hajj Omar
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Hajj Omar , 1797-1864, Muslim religious and military leader in W Africa. A chieftain of the large Tukulor tribe of Senegal, he...
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