hajj

Definitions

The pilgrimage to Mecca made by pious Muslims; the fifth of the five pillars of Islam.

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Examples

“The word Hajj is explained by Moslem divines to mean⟳ “Kasd,” or aspiration, and to express⟳ man’s sentiment that he is but a wayfarer on earth wending towards another and a nobler world.”

“The restored cottage, which has been open⟳ to tourists since 1891 (Woodrow Wilson came here on a cycling tour in 1899), is the Kaabah of a Lake District haj, a must-see for all pilgrims.”

““He passed away due to diabetes while in prison,” the residential committee member said. “He was serving time in Tumshuq Prison for performing the hajj pilgrimage.””

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