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Dhu'l-Hijja

Dhu'l-Hijja

9.6
The twelfth month of the Islamic calendar when Muslims make a journey to Mecca for Hajj
  • noun
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  • The festival of Eid al-Adha is celebrated on the tenth day of Dhu'l-Hijja.

Examples

  • The festival of Eid al-Adha is celebrated on the tenth day of Dhu'l-Hijja.

  • Muslims from around the world travel to Mecca during Dhu'l-Hijja to perform the Hajj pilgrimage.

  • In leap years, Dhu'l-Hijja contains an extra day, making it thirty days long.

  • The month of Dhu'l-Hijja is significant for Muslims.

  • Many pilgrims travel to Mecca during Dhu'l-Hijja.

  • Muslims from around the world travel to Mecca during Dhu'l-Hijja to perform the Hajj pilgrimage.

  • In leap years, Dhu'l-Hijja contains an extra day, making it thirty days long.

Synonyms

Dhu al-Hijja
vsDhu'l-Hijja
9.9

The twelfth month of the Islamic calendar when Muslims make the pilgrimage to Mecca, sometimes with one extra day

is the same meaning but differs only in spelling or punctuation
Dhu'l-Hijjah
vsDhu'l-Hijja
9.9

The twelfth month of the Islamic calendar when Muslims make the hajj pilgrimage

includes that leap year extra day as a defining detail
Dhu al-Hijjah
vsDhu'l-Hijja
9.6

The twelfth month of the Islamic calendar when many Muslims go to Mecca for the hajj and celebrate Eid al-Adha

refers neutrally to the twelfth month without stressing final status

Surface Forms

Dhu'l-Hijja singular

Etymology

Dhu'l-Hijja comes from Arabic where Dhu' means 'owner of' and Hijja means 'pilgrimage' or Hajj. So the name literally means 'the month of the pilgrimage', which is why Muslims travel to Mecca to perform the Hajj during this month.