haji

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We even bundled up Al- haji’s old shirt and tied a rope around it to make a soccer ball.

From Literature

The boatman now went up to the haji, demanding payment, stating, at the same time, that he had been on board three times on his account, conveying his luggage. 

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Then an old wizened fellow, a haji from his green turban showing he had seen Mecca, came up and they conversed.

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The latter part of their name, aji , or rather aspirated haji , signifies a pilgrim, and is now the appropriate title of one who has made the great pilgrimage of Mecca.

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Day after day we had watched its brightness from the sea, and many a faithful haji had pointed out to his companions those fires which were Heaven’s witness to the sanctity of the spot.

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