HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Jerusalem
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Madina
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Mecca
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Timbuktu
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Detailed explanation-1: -hajj, also spelled ḥadjdj or hadj, in Islam, the pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, which every adult Muslim must make at least once in his or her lifetime. The hajj is the fifth of the fundamental Muslim practices and institutions known as the Five Pillars of Islam.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mecca is regarded as the holy city in Islam and the Hajj is obligatory for all the able Muslims.
Detailed explanation-3: -Pilgrims start the day in Muzdalifah and begin heading back to Mina before dawn. Once in Mina, they perform the first rami, throwing seven pebbles at the largest of three columns known as Jamarat.
Detailed explanation-4: -Pilgrimage (hajj). Every Muslim whose health and finances permit it must make at least one visit to the holy city of Mecca, in present-day Saudi Arabia.