Haji
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Haji is an Islamic honorific title granted to a Muslim who has completed the pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj).
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic honorific title
ⓘ
religious title ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hajj
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mecca NERFINISHED ⓘ pilgrimage to Mecca ⓘ |
| category |
Islamic honorifics
ⓘ
Islamic terminology ⓘ |
| culturalSignificanceIn | Muslim-majority countries ⓘ |
| denotes | completion of one of the five pillars of Islam ⓘ |
| etymologyRoot | Arabic word "ḥajj" (pilgrimage) ⓘ |
| femaleEquivalent | Hajjah ⓘ |
| genderUsage | primarily male honorific ⓘ |
| grantedFor | completion of the Hajj pilgrimage ⓘ |
| grantedTo | Muslims ⓘ |
| implies |
religious merit
ⓘ
social respect ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Arabic ⓘ |
| notEquivalentTo |
Islamic scholar
ⓘ
imam ⓘ |
| notGrantedFor | Umrah alone ⓘ |
| orthographyVariant |
Hadji
ⓘ
Hajji ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Umrah (lesser pilgrimage) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | completion of all essential rites of Hajj ⓘ |
| requiresPerformanceDuring | Islamic month of Dhu al-Hijjah ⓘ |
| requiresTravelTo | Mecca, Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signifies | person who has performed Hajj ⓘ |
| socialFunction |
marker of life achievement
ⓘ
marker of piety ⓘ |
| status | honorary, not clerical ⓘ |
| transliterationSystem | Latin script representation of Arabic "ḥājj" ⓘ |
| usedAfterName | in some cultures ⓘ |
| usedAsHonorificPrefix | personal name ⓘ |
| usedBeforeName | yes ⓘ |
| usedInCommunity |
Shia Muslims
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sunni Muslims NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInFormalAddress | yes ⓘ |
| usedInInformalAddress | yes ⓘ |
| usedInOfficialDocuments | sometimes, as part of personal name ⓘ |
| usedInRegion |
Middle East
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInReligion | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hacı
this entity surface form:
Hacı
this entity surface form:
الحجاج
this entity surface form:
Hacı
this entity surface form:
الحجاج