Haji

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Haji is an Islamic honorific title granted to a Muslim who has completed the pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj).

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Hacı 5
Haji canonical 5
الحجاج 4

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic honorific title
religious title
associatedWith Hajj
Mecca
pilgrimage to Mecca
category Islamic honorifics
Islamic terminology
culturalSignificanceIn Muslim-majority countries
denotes completion of one of the five pillars of Islam
etymologyRoot Arabic word "ḥajj" (pilgrimage)
femaleEquivalent Hajjah
genderUsage primarily male honorific
grantedFor completion of the Hajj pilgrimage
grantedTo Muslims
implies religious merit
social respect
languageOfOrigin Arabic
notEquivalentTo Islamic scholar
imam
notGrantedFor Umrah alone
orthographyVariant Hadji
Hajji
relatedConcept Umrah (lesser pilgrimage)
linked to: Umrah
requires completion of all essential rites of Hajj
requiresPerformanceDuring Islamic month of Dhu al-Hijjah
requiresTravelTo Mecca, Saudi Arabia
linked to: Mecca
signifies person who has performed Hajj
socialFunction marker of life achievement
marker of piety
status honorary, not clerical
transliterationSystem Latin script representation of Arabic "ḥājj"
usedAfterName in some cultures
usedAsHonorificPrefix personal name
usedBeforeName yes
usedInCommunity Shia Muslims
linked to: Shia Islam

Sunni Muslims
linked to: Sunni Islam
usedInFormalAddress yes
usedInInformalAddress yes
usedInOfficialDocuments sometimes, as part of personal name
usedInRegion Middle East
North Africa
South Asia
Southeast Asia
usedInReligion Islam

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Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

باب الملك فهد serves الحجاج
linked to: Haji
المدينة تعد_مقصداً_ل الحجاج
linked to: Haji
Hacı I Giray givenName Hacı
linked to: Haji
Hacı I Giray title Hacı
linked to: Haji
Hacı Ivaz Pasha honorificPrefix Hacı
linked to: Haji
Hacı İlbey hasGivenName Hacı
linked to: Haji
Haji Bektash Veli honorificTitle Hacı
linked to: Haji
الروضة الشريفة visitedBy الحجاج
linked to: Haji
Al-Haj relatedConcept Hajji
linked to: Haji
رمي الجمرات performedBy الحجاج
linked to: Haji