Al-Haj
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Al-Haj is an honorific Islamic title granted to a Muslim who has completed the pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj).
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| الحجاج | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic honorific title
ⓘ
Muslim honorific ⓘ religious title ⓘ |
| appliesAfter | completion of the Hajj season ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Muslim who has completed Hajj at least once ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hajj
ⓘ
pilgrimage to Mecca ⓘ |
| category |
Islamic culture
ⓘ
Islamic honorifics ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
marker of religious accomplishment
ⓘ
marker of social prestige in some Muslim communities ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Arabic word for pilgrim (Hajj) ⓘ |
| femaleEquivalent | Al-Hajjah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genderUsage | primarily male ⓘ |
| grantedFor |
completion of Hajj
ⓘ
performance of pilgrimage to Mecca ⓘ |
| honorificType | post-pilgrimage title ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| notRequiredBy | Islamic law as an obligation to use the title ⓘ |
| positionInName |
sometimes used as part of full formal name
ⓘ
used as a prefix before personal name ⓘ |
| regionOfUse |
Middle East
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Hajjah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hajji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | indicates fulfillment of one of the Five Pillars of Islam ⓘ |
| requires |
fulfilling Hajj rites
ⓘ
travel to Mecca ⓘ |
| script | Arabic script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| semanticMeaning | the pilgrim ⓘ |
| socialFunction |
signals piety
ⓘ
signals seniority or respect in some communities ⓘ |
| transliterationVariant |
Al-Hajj
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
El-Haj NERFINISHED ⓘ El-Hajj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Muslims NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
community recognition
ⓘ
formal address ⓘ official documents in some countries ⓘ |
| usedWith | personal names of men who performed Hajj ⓘ |
| writtenInArabic | الحاج ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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