Hajj

//hæd͡ʒ//

"Hajj" in a Sentence (13 examples)

Sami went to Saudi Arabia for the traditional Muslim pilgrimage of hajj.

Sami is saving up money to perform Hajj.

Muslims perform hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

He did a documentary on hajj.

He went to hajj.

He went to hajj in 2004.

He wrote a book about hajj.

He made hajj in 2004.

We made hajj together.

His mother didn't make hajj.

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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.

The restored cottage, which has been open to tourists since 1891 (Woodrow Wilson came here on a cycling tour in 1899), is the Kaabah of a Lake District haj, a must-see for all pilgrims.

“He passed away due to diabetes while in prison,” the residential committee member said. “He was serving time in Tumshuq Prison for performing the hajj pilgrimage.”

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