hajj
pronunciation
How to pronounce hajj in British English:
UK [hɑːdʒ]
How to pronounce hajj in American English:
US [ hɑːdʒ]
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- Noun:
- the fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Qadah; at least once in a lifetime a Muslim is expected to make a religious journey to Mecca and the Kaaba
Word Origin
- hajj (n.)
- also hadj, "the pilgrimage to Mecca," which every free Muslim is bound to make, as a religious duty, from Arabic hajj "pilgrimage," from hajja "he went on a pilgrimage." Related to Hebrew haghagh "he made a pilgrimage, celebrated a feast," hagh "a gathering." One who has made it is a hajji and afterward bears that title as a designation of honor.
Example
- 1. Saudis try to head off swine flu fears before hajj
- 2. After the week of the hajj , the rolling stock was mothballed , and will remain under wraps for another 12 months .
- 3. The victorian adventurer richard burton undertook the hajj disguised as an afghan doctor .
- 4. Hajj is yet another great idea from the british museum : an exhibition that mixes past and present to illuminate a central force in the world .
- 5. One of the pillars of islamic faith , the hajj must be carried out at least once in their lifetime by any muslim who has the ability to do so .