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haj

haj is the alternative spelling of hajj.

haj is the clipping of blahaj.

Meaning of hajj

Noun

hajj (plural hajjes)

  1. The pilgrimage to Mecca made by pious Muslims; the fifth of the five pillars of Islam.
    • The word Hajj is explained by Moslem divines to mean “Kasd,” or aspiration, and to express man’s sentiment that he is but a wayfarer on earth wending towards another and a nobler world.1855, Richard Francis Burton, Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah, Appendix I

Forms of haj

pluralhajs

Questions about haj

What is haj the alternative spelling of?
Haj is the alternative spelling of hajj.

Words near haj in the dictionary

  1. Haiythoshi
  2. Haiyuan
  3. haiz
  4. Haizhou
  5. Haizhu
  6. haj
  7. Hajar
  8. Hajas
  9. Hajdu
  10. Hajdu-Cheney syndrome
  11. hajduk

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