Once a year, the Hajj, the greater pilgrimage, takes place in Mecca and nearby sites.

* Mut ' ah of Hajj, relaxation between the lesser and greater Hajj

* 2004 – 251 people are trampled to death and 244 injured in a stampede at the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.

The Hajj is a pilgrimage that occurs during the Islamic month of Dhu al-Hijjah to the holy city of Mecca.

A pilgrimage made at any time other than the Hajj season is called an Umrah, and while not mandatory is strongly recommended.

* Mecca-Performed the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca.

As the birthplace of Muhammad and a site of the composition of the Quran, Mecca is regarded as the holiest city in the religion of Islam and a pilgrimage to it known as the Hajj is obligatory for all able Muslims.

As the Islamic Empire grew, Mecca continued to attract pilgrims not just from Arabia, but now from all across the Muslim world and beyond, as Muslims came to perform the annual Hajj pilgrimage.

* 2009 – Devastating floods, known as the 2009 Saudi Arabian Floods, following freak rains swamp the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia during an ongoing Hajj pilgrimage.

The honorary and informal Islamic title Hadji ( Turkish: Hacı ) in Piri's ( Hadji Ahmed Muhiddin Piri ) and his father's ( Hadji Mehmed Piri ) names indicate that they had completed the Hajj ( Islamic pilgrimage ) by going to Mecca during the dedicated period of Hadjj and fulfilling the required rituals.

The pilgrimage to Mecca ( the Hajj ) is one of the Five Pillars of Islam.

At other times, the region existed in relative obscurity and isolation, although from the 7th century the cities of Mecca and Medina had the highest spiritual significance for the Islamic world, Mecca being the destination for the Hajj annual pilgrimage.

Saudi Arabia hosts one of the pillars of Islam, which obliges all Muslims to make the Hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca, at least once during their lifetime if they are able to do so.

This pilgrimage, known as the Hajj, begins two months after Ramadan each year.

Both cities ' numerous mosques are the destination for large numbers of Muslims on their Hajj ( annual pilgrimage ).

Also in the time of Hajj people are not allowed to have sexual relationships, because their body has to stay pure while performing pilgrimage.

In 1981 Iran supported an attempt to overthrow the Bahraini government, in 1983 expressed political support for Shi ' ites who bombed Western embassies in Kuwait, and in 1987 Iranian pilgrims rioted at poor living conditions and treatment during the Hajj ( pilgrimage ) in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and were consequently massacred.

Omar Khayyám's years in Isfahan were very productive ones, but after the death of the Seljuq Sultan Malik-Shah I ( presumably by the Assassins sect ), the Sultan's widow turned against him as an adviser, and as a result, he soon set out on his Hajj or pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina.

1983 saw the introduction of CHAMP ( Cargo Handling And Management Planning ) and the start of some charter passenger flights for the Hajj pilgrimage.

In 1988, the airline leased planes for Air Afrique to be used during the Hajj pilgrimage trips.

Abraham and Ishmael further established the rites of pilgrimage, or Hajj, which are still followed by Muslims today.

Abraham's unique position as the constructor of the Kaaba as well as the establisher of the pilgrimage rites is indirectly commemorated when Muslims perform the pilgrimage, or Hajj, in Mecca.

It is considered to be incumbent upon sufficiently wealthy Muslims to sacrifice a large mammal during Eid ul-Adha ( the Festival of Sacrifice ), which falls during the period of Hajj ( pilgrimage to Mecca ).

The title Haji ( alternative spelling Hajji ) indicates that he has completed the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca.

It is used to date events in many Muslim countries ( concurrently with the Gregorian calendar ), and used by Muslims everywhere to determine the proper days on which to observe the annual fast ( see Ramadan ), to attend Hajj, and to celebrate other Islamic holidays and festivals.

Ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhab spent some time studying with Muslim scholars in Basra ( in southern Iraq ) and it is reported that he traveled to the Muslim holy cities of Mecca and Medina to perform Hajj and study with the scholars there.

Another way the Hajj generates income is through services to pilgrims.

* Amir Hajj or ' Amer Hajj ' — from Iraq, these are soft with a thin skin and thick flesh, sometimes called " the visitor's date " because it is a delicacy served to guests.

One who keeps the fast, or gives alms, or performs the Hajj to show the public his righteousness or to earn good name is a polytheist "</ p >

Sha-bii is, in North African countries, folk music ; in Algeria, however, it refers to a style of recent urban popular music, of which the best known performer was El Hajj Muhammad El Anka considered like the Grand Master of Andalusian classical music.

He is the designer of Willis Tower-the tallest building in the United States ( and tallest in the world for many years ), John Hancock Centre, Hajj Terminal and etc.

One is the Hajj Terminal, a special outdoor terminal covered by large white tents, which was constructed to handle the more than two million pilgrims who pass through the airport during the Hajj season.

A major issue raised by the Hindu nationalist movement is the implementation of a uniform civil code of India and its opposition to separate legal codes for religious communities, such as the Shariat bill, and the Indian government's subsidy of the travel of Indian Muslims to Saudi Arabia to visit Mecca ( Hajj subsidy ).

In particular, the Mahdi abolished the four Sunni schools of jurisprudence ( Arabic: madhahib, مذاهب ), rejected all authoritative texts in the history of tafsir or Qur ' anic exegesis, changed the Sha ' hada, or profession of faith, to include the phrase, " Muhammad al-Mahdi is the Khalifa of the Prophet of God ," and revised the five pillars of Islam by replacing the Hajj or pilgrimage to Mecca with the obligation to undertake jihad, and adding a sixth pillar, which was belief in the Mahdiyya.

Eid al-Adha celebrations start after the annual Hajj is completed in Mecca.

The name Bakkah is woven into the kiswa, the cloth covering the Kaaba that is replaced each year before the Hajj.

However, during the Hajj period, the old airport is used as the Hajj Terminal by the national carrier, PIA.

Wilfred Thesiger commented that while he met few Marsh Arabs who had performed the Hajj, many of them had made the pilgrimage to Mashhad ( thereby earning the title Zair ); a number of families also claimed descent from the Islamic prophet Muhammad, adopting the title of sayyid and dyeing their keffiyeh green.

In the trial that led to his execution, he was accused of preaching against the pilgrimage to Mecca ( the Hajj ), which he, however, had performed three times.

Honorary Style, Professional Rank, Royal Hereditary Title, Federal Title, State Title, Non-royal Hereditary Title, Doctor ( of medicine or philosophy ), Haji / Hajjah ( for Muslim men and women who have performed the Hajj ), Name.

It is one of a series of ritual acts that must be performed in the Hajj.

In 1472 he performed the Hajj to Mecca.

He has named one of his daughters Iman ( meaning faith in Arabic ), and has performed the Hajj ( pilgrimage ) to Mecca.

Ruling families learned Arabic, performed Hajj, and maintained ties with other Muslim communities, such as Kilwa, Zanzibar and Oman.

In 1947 he performed the Hajj ( Pilgrimage to Makka ).

In 1950 he performed the Hajj again, this time at the invitation of the King as his guest.

al-Umrat al mufradah refers to Umrah that is performed independently of Hajj.

Umrat al-tammatu refers to Umrah that is performed in conjunction with Hajj.

More precisely, the rituals of the Umrah are performed first and then the Hajj rituals are performed.

When the Abbasid Caliph performed Hajj in 160 AH, he saw that the accumulated Kiswah could cause damage to the Kaaba itself.

Sakura performed the Hajj but was killed ( c. 1300 ) at Tadjoura near Djibouti by Danakil warriors hungry for his gold.

The Hajj is performed on the eighth, ninth and the tenth of this month.