haj
- n the fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Hijja; at least once in a lifetime a Muslim is expected to make a religious journey to Mecca and the Kaaba
for a Muslim the hajj is the ultimate act of worship
- Thirteen centuries ago the Prophet Mohammed called upon his followers to make a haj (pilgrimage) to his native Mecca at least once in their lifetimes in order to gain favor in the .
- As we leave, Al-haj tells a story containing a typically Sufi rebuke to the authorities: A Sufi leader visits a distant village while he is fasting for Ramadan.
- Raza was a Muslim; and like every good Muslim, he wanted to make the haj to Mecca.