Haj

/hɑːdʒ/ noun

Definition

The Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca that every Muslim who is able is expected to make at least once in their lifetime.

Etymology

From Arabic 'hajj,' originally meant 'to set out for a place' or 'to aim for,' became the specific religious pilgrimage that is one of the Five Pillars of Islam.

Kelly Says

Over 2 million Muslims from nearly every country on Earth gather in Mecca annually for the haj, making it possibly the largest religious gathering in human history and a stunning example of global religious unity.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መስቀል
mes-kəl
ARالعربية
حج
ḥajj
BNবাংলা
যাত্রা
ja-tra
CACatalà
peregrinació
pe-re-gri-na-syo
CSČeština
poutě
pou-te
DADansk
pilgrimsrejse
pil-grims-re-jse
DEDeutsch
Wallfahrt
valt-fart
ELΕλληνικά
παломινία
pa-lo-mi-a
ESEspañol
peregrinación
pe-re-gri-na-syon
FAفارسی
حج
ḥajj
FISuomi
pyhiinvaellus
py-hiin-vael-lus
FRFrançais
pèlerinage
pe-le-ri-nazh
GUGU
યાત્રા
ya-tra
HAHA
hajj
hajj
HEעברית
עלייה לרגל
a-li-ya le-regel
HIहिन्दी
हाज
haːj
HUMagyar
zarándulás
za-ran-du-las
IDBahasa Indonesia
haji
ha-dʒi
IGIG
peregrinations
pe-re-gri-na-shuns
ITItaliano
pellegrinaggio
pe-le-gri-na-dgio
JA日本語
巡礼
じゅんれい
KKKK
хадж
hajdj
KMKM
បរិវាស
ba-ri-vaas
KO한국어
순례
sun-lye
MRMR
यात्रा
ya-tra
MSBahasa Melayu
haji
ha-dʒi
MYမြန်မာ
သီးတန်း
thee-ta-ng
NLNederlands
hemelvaart
he-mel-vaart
NONorsk
pilegrimsreise
pi-le-grims-re-ise
PAPA
ਪਿਲGRIM
pil-gri-m
PLPolski
pielgrzymka
pje-lgrzy-mka
PTPortuguês
peregrinação
pe-re-gri-na-syon
RORomână
mărturisire
mar-tu-ri-si-re
RUРусский
паломничество
palo-mnitschestvo
SVSvenska
pilgrimsfärd
pil-grims-faerd
SWKiswahili
safari ya ibada
sa-fa-ri ya i-ba-da
TAதமிழ்
பயணம்
pa-ya-nam
TEతెలుగు
యాత్ర
ya-tra
THไทย
การไปทำบุญ
gaan pai tham boon
TLTL
papilgrimahe
pa-pil-gri-ma-he
TRTürkçe
hacc
hatch
UKУкраїнська
паломництво
pa-lom-nytstvo
URاردو
حج
ḥajj
VITiếng Việt
hành hương
hanh-huong
YOYO
àwọn pèlerin
awon pe-le-rin
ZH中文
朝觐
zhāo jìn
ZUZU
ukusasa
u-ku-sa-sa

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