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Hajj - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Hajj (Arabic: Ḥaǧǧ ) is a pilgrimage to Mecca (Makkah). It is currently the largest annual pilgrimage in the world, and is the fifth pillar of Islam, an obligation that must be carried out a...
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As a Muslim with more questions than certainties, I wonder at the meaning of the daily rituals that make up the pilgrimage: the seven circuits around the Kaaba (the cube-shaped stone structure in the middle of the Grand Mosque) in Mecca, the reenactment of the search for water by Ishmael's mother Hagar, the march to...
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Preeminent pilgrimage in Islam, to Mecca, compulsory for Muslims in good health and with sufficient funds to make the journey. The length of the obligatory rituals with the hajj covers about 6 days, but which are the core rituals is a matter of definitions, and may be set as low as covering 3 days.
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Introduction to the history, meaning, and rituals of the hajj, pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca, the fifth Pillar of Islam. ... At least once in his or her lifetime, each Muslim is expected to undertake a pilgrimage to Mecca, the sacred city of Islam. This holy journey is called the hajj in Arabic.
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Photos by Ali Kazuyoshi Nomachi ... Virtual Tour by Michael Wolfe ... photograph © Ali Kazuyoshi Nomachi/PPS...
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