ح-ج-ج Arabic Root

A1noun

ذُو الْحِجَّة

dhū al-ḥijja

Dhul Hijjah (12th month)

Example

الْحَجُّ فِي شَهْرِ ذِي الْحِجَّةِ

al-ḥajju fī shahri dhī al-ḥijjati

The Hajj pilgrimage is in the month of Dhul Hijjah

Root: ح-ج-ج Time Calendar

Grammar

Means 'possessor of the pilgrimage'; the month of the annual Hajj

B2noun

اِحْتِجَاج

iḥtijāj

protest / demonstration

Example

خَرَجَ المُواطِنونَ في اِحتِجاجاتٍ سِلمِيَّة.

kharaja l-muwāṭinūna fī ḥtijājātin silmiyya.

Citizens went out in peaceful protests.

Root: ح-ج-ج Media Politics

B1noun

حَجٌّ

ḥajj

pilgrimage (to Makkah)

Example

وَلِلَّهِ عَلَى النَّاسِ حِجُّ الْبَيْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا

wa-lillāhi ʿalā an-nāsi ḥijju al-bayti mani istaṭāʿa ilayhi sabīlā

And it is a duty upon mankind to God to make pilgrimage to the House for whoever is able to find a way (3:97)

Root: ح-ج-ج Quranic

Grammar

Masculine verbal noun (maṣdar). Related: حَاجٌّ (pilgrim, pl: حُجَّاجٌ), مَحَجَّةٌ (clear path). There is an entire surah called Al-Ḥajj (22).

Culture

Hajj is the fifth pillar of Islam, required once in a lifetime for those who are physically and financially able. Over 2 million Muslims perform it annually.