: the pilgrimage to Mecca prescribed as a religious duty for Muslims
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And hundreds were killed outside Mecca in a stampede during the annual hajj pilgrimage in 2015.—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025 Perhaps this is to get around Egyptian cinema’s censorious norms, which lends credence to Khalifa’s initially hazy approach to details and relationships, as Ghada prepares to embark on her hajj to Mecca.—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 30 Dec. 2024 At the annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, extremely hot weather played a role in the deaths of more than 1,300 people.—Umair Irfan, WIRED, 20 July 2024 More than 1,000 die amid extreme heat at hajj in Saudia Arabia, AFP says
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Khristopher J. Brooks is a reporter for CBS MoneyWatch.—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 21 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for hajj
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