Hajj

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Alternative spellings 1.3 Quotations 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations

English

Etymology

Arabic حج (ħajj, pilgrimage) < حج (ħajja, to overcome).

Noun

hajj

1. (Islam) The pilgrimage to Mecca made by pious Muslims; one of the five pillars

Alternative spellings

• hadj
• haj

Quotations

1855: 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. — Sir Richard Francis Burton, Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah, 1855, Appendix I.

Derived terms

• Hajji
• muhajir

Translations

Arabic: حج (ħajj) m. Dutch: hadj m. French: hajj m.

German: Haddsch, Hadsch, Hadj m. Malay: haji Urdu: حج (hajj)