haj

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Umrah is another form of pilgrimage to Mecca which - unlike haj - can be carried out at any time of the year.

From Reuters • Jun. 23, 2023

Jan 2006: Three hundred and sixty-two Muslim pilgrims are crushed to death at the eastern entrance of the Jamarat Bridge when pilgrims jostle to perform the haj stoning ritual.

From Reuters • Oct. 29, 2022

May 1994: A stampede near Jamarat Bridge in Saudi Arabia during the haj kills 270 in the area where pilgrims hurl stones at piles of rocks symbolising the devil.

From Reuters • Oct. 29, 2022

Sept 2015: At least 717 Muslim pilgrims are killed and 863 injured in a crush at the haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.

From Reuters • Oct. 29, 2022

One who having made the haj, or pilgrimage, to Mecca, is entitled to wear a green turban and assume the title of haji. 

From The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] by Borrow, George Henry