haj
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Iranian pilgrim Mohammed Hossaini landed in Mecca on Thursday, five days before the annual gathering starts, seeking to perform both umrah and haj in one trip.
From Reuters • Jun. 23, 2023
The ministry of haj said in a Tweet that the kingdom, home to Islam's holiest sites in Mecca and Medina, will impose no restrictions, including age limits, for this season.
From Reuters • Jan. 9, 2023
April 1998: One hundred and nineteen Muslim pilgrims are crushed to death during the haj in Saudi Arabia.
From Reuters • Oct. 29, 2022
Sept 2015: At least 717 Muslim pilgrims are killed and 863 injured in a crush at the haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.
From Reuters • Oct. 29, 2022
One who having made the haj, or pilgrimage, to Mecca, is entitled to wear a green turban and assume the title of haji.
From The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] by Borrow, George Henry