Hajj

Hajj, also spelled ḥadjdj or hadj, in Islam, the pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, which every adult Muslim must make at least once in his or her lifetime. The hajj is the fifth of the fundamental Muslim practices and institutions known as the Five Pillars of Islam. The pilgrimage rite begins on the 7th day of Dhū al-Ḥijjah (the last month of the Islamic
The hajj is incumbent on all Muslims who are physically and financially able to make the pilgrimage, but only if their absence will not place hardships on their family. A person may perform the hajj by proxy, appointing a relative or friend going on the pilgrimage to “stand in” for him or her.
The pattern of pilgrimage rites was established by the Prophet Muhammad, but variations have arisen in it, and the stringent formal itinerary is not strictly adhered to by the mass of pilgrims, who frequently visit the various Meccan sites out of their proper order.

Konular

• The Twelve Months of the Islamic Lunar Calendar
• Hajj Requirements/Saudi Arabia
• Saudi Arabia: Hajj/Umrah Pilgrimage
• Umrah packages by H.Mujaddedia hajj travels& tours
• Saudi Arabia to increase Hajj quotas for first time in five year
• Saudi Arabia allocates Indonesia haj quota of 221,000 per year
• Indonesia would welcome bigger haj quota
• Saudi Arabia increases India's annual Haj quota to 1.70 lakh
• Haj quota increases ruled out by Saudi Arabia
• Saudi Arabia approves additional haj quota
• Indonesia: Saudi Arabia agrees to increase Hajj quota
• Indonesia says Saudi Arabia increased its Hajj quota
• Saudi Arabia rolls out 'biggest increase' in India's Haj quota, hikes it by 34,500
• India gets quota of 136,020 pilgrims for Haj
• SA Hajj quota re-instated as stricter accreditation process outlined
• There Are 17,000 South African Muslims Still Waiting To Attend Hajj
• Malaysia’s Haj quota is 30,200 this year
• Haj quota for pilgrims restored to 27,900 this year, says Tabung Haji
• Malaysia's haj quota restored to 30,200 pilgrims this year
• Malaysia’s haj quota for this year back to 27,800, says Jamil Khir
• Number of Hajj pilgrims from Azerbaijan to exceed quota this year
• 30,000 Bangladeshis to miss Hajj this year due to quota restriction
• Bangladesh Haj quota reduction may continue for next year
• Haj quota for Pakistan increased
• Pakistan urges Saudi govt to increase its Hajj quota
• Iraq’s hajj quota to increase by 2,200 next year
• Iran pilgrims to join this year's Hajj: Saudi Arabia
• UZBEKISTAN: Over 160 year wait to go on haj pilgrimage?
• Uzbekistan: Is Hike in Mecca Pilgrimage Quota Another Sign of Thaw?
• Uzbekistan to ask Saudi Arabia to increase Umrah quota