Hajj

E27189

Islamic pilgrimage religious duty

Hajj is the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca that every able-bodied Muslim with sufficient means is religiously obligated to perform at least once in their lifetime.

Aliases (5)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Islamic pilgrimage → religious duty →
alternativeForIncapable	delegated Hajj (Hajj al-Badal) →
associatedCity	Mina →
associatedGarment	Ihram clothing →
associatedPlain	Muzdalifah → Plain of Arafat →
centralSite	Kaaba → Masjid al-Haram →
endDayOfDhuAlHijjah	13 →
entryPoint	Miqat →
exemptionCondition	chronic illness → inability to travel safely → lack of financial means →
frequency	annual →
keyRite	Animal sacrifice → Halq or Taqsir → Mabit in Muzdalifah → Ramy al-Jamarat → Sa'i → Tawaf → Tawaf al-Ifadah → Tawaf al-Wada → Wuquf at Arafat →
linkedToProphet	Prophet Ibrahim → Prophet Ismail → Prophet Muhammad →
mentionedInQuranSurah	Surah Al-Baqarah → Surah Al-Hajj →
monthInIslamicCalendar	Dhu al-Hijjah →
obligationType	once in a lifetime →
obligatoryFor	able-bodied adult Muslims with sufficient means →
peakAttendance	millions of pilgrims annually →
performedAt	Mecca →
performedIn	Saudi Arabia →
pillarOfIslam	Fifth Pillar of Islam →
religion	Islam →
requires	financial ability → physical ability →
requiresState	Ihram →
scripturalSource	Hadith → Quran →
spiritualGoal	demonstration of Muslim unity → renewal of faith → seeking forgiveness →
startDayOfDhuAlHijjah	8 →
variant	Hajj al-Ifrad → Hajj al-Qiran → Hajj al-Tamattu' →

Referenced by (33)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bab al-Kaaba → Day of Arafah ("Hajj pilgrimage") → Dhu al-Hijjah → King Abdulaziz Gate → Masjid al-Haram → Yemeni corner →	associatedWith
King Abdulaziz Gate ("HajjPilgrimage") → Masaa gallery for Sa'i ("Sa'i ritual") → Masaa gallery for Sa'i →	usedFor
Black Stone corner → Kaaba →	associatedRitual
Prophet Ismail → Zamzam Well →	associatedWithRitual
Mataf area →	associatedWithEvent
Multazam →	associatedWithPractice
Five Pillars of Islam →	component
Umrah →	differsFrom
Mecca →	hasAnnualEvent
Surah Al-Hajj →	isNamedAfter
Dhu al-Hijjah →	linkedToPillarOfIslam
Eid al-Adha ("Hajj pilgrimage") →	linkedToRitual
Day of Arafah →	partOf
Ibn Battuta →	performed
Hejaz →	pilgrimageDestination
Mecca →	pilgrimageDestinationFor
al-Safa →	pilgrimageType
Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah ("Hajj pilgrimage") →	responsibleFor
King Fahd Gate ("HajjPilgrimage") →	servesFor
Mount Arafat →	significanceIn
Mina →	significantFor
King Fahd Gate ("HajjSeason") →	usedDuring
Mizab al-Rahmah ("HajjPilgrims") →	visitedBy
Hijr Ismail →	visitedDuring