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
Saudi Arabia is preparing to host some 2.6 million pilgrims next week for the 2023 haj season after removing all COVID-19 restrictions for the first time since 2019.
From Reuters • Jun. 23, 2023
Saudi Arabia will remove COVID-19 restrictions for the 2023 haj season and host pre-pandemic numbers of pilgrims, the kingdom's ministry of haj and umrah said on Monday.
From Reuters • Jan. 10, 2023
July 1990: Inside Saudi Arabia's al-Muaissem tunnel near the Muslim holy city of Mecca, 1,426 pilgrims are crushed to death during Eid al-Adha, Islam's most important feast, at the end of the annual haj pilgrimage.
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