Dhu al-Hijjah
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Dhu al-Hijjah is the twelfth and final month of the Islamic lunar calendar, known for encompassing the major pilgrimage rites and the festival of Eid al-Adha.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dhu al-Hijja | 1 |
| Dhul Hijjah | 1 |
| Dhul-Hijja | 1 |
| Dhul-Hijjah | 1 |
| Zul-Hijjah | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lunar month
ⓘ
month of the Islamic calendar ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dhu al-Hijjah
ⓘ
surface form:
Dhu al-Hijja
Dhu al-Hijjah ⓘ
surface form:
Dhul-Hijja
Dhu al-Hijjah ⓘ
surface form:
Dhul-Hijjah
Dhu al-Hijjah ⓘ
surface form:
Zul-Hijjah
|
| associatedWith |
Eid al-Adha
ⓘ
Hajj ⓘ |
| calendarSystem | Hijri calendar ⓘ |
| calendarType | lunar ⓘ |
| containsDay |
Day of Arafah
ⓘ
Eid al-Adha ⓘ Eid al-Adha ⓘ
surface form:
Tashriq days
|
| containsRite | major pilgrimage rites of Hajj ⓘ |
| DayOfArafahDate | 9 Dhu al-Hijjah ⓘ |
| EidAlAdhaDate | 10 Dhu al-Hijjah ⓘ |
| fastingRecommendedOn | 9 Dhu al-Hijjah for non-pilgrims ⓘ |
| follows | Dhu al-Qadah ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Hajj in Islam
ⓘ
Islamic months ⓘ |
| hasFirstTenDaysVirtue | highly meritorious for worship in Islam ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfDays | 29 or 30 ⓘ |
| hasPilgrimageLocation |
Arafat
ⓘ
Mecca ⓘ Mina ⓘ Muzdalifah ⓘ |
| hasSacredStatus | yes ⓘ |
| importantFor |
Muslim pilgrimage obligations
ⓘ
charitable giving ⓘ ritual animal sacrifice ⓘ |
| isOneOf | four sacred months in Islam ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Arabic ⓘ |
| linkedToPillarOfIslam | Hajj ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | Possessor of the pilgrimage ⓘ |
| observedBy | Muslims worldwide ⓘ |
| occursEvery | 12 months in the Hijri cycle ⓘ |
| partOf | Islamic lunar calendar ⓘ |
| positionInCalendar | 12 ⓘ |
| precedes | Muharram ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| significanceInIslam |
month of Eid al-Adha
ⓘ
month of Hajj ⓘ |
| TashriqDaysDates |
11 Dhu al-Hijjah
ⓘ
12 Dhu al-Hijjah ⓘ 13 Dhu al-Hijjah ⓘ |
| timekeepingBasis | phases of the Moon ⓘ |
| usedFor | dating Islamic events and contracts ⓘ |
| usedIn | Islamic religious observances ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Dhul-Hijjah
this entity surface form:
Dhu al-Hijja
this entity surface form:
Dhul-Hijja
this entity surface form:
Zul-Hijjah
subject surface form:
Hajj
this entity surface form:
Dhul Hijjah