What is the Hajj (4 Pictures)

Hajj - the pilgrimage to Mecca to Al-Haram, regarded in Islam as the fifth pillar of faith. Takes place in the twelfth month of the Muslim lunar calendar, therefore this month and has been called "Dhul-Hijjah. According to the teachings of Islam, the hajj must do at least once in their lifetime by every Muslim who is able to do it .. If the person reasonable grounds can not himself make the pilgrimage, he is entitled to his place of another person, called a "Vakil al-Hajj, paying him all necessary expenses (but that person may be the only one who has previously performed the Hajj)

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