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  2. Hajj certificates - Wikipedia

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    An example of a text only Hajj certificate. The original use of Hajj certificates can be dated back to the 11th century, [4] and their use has remained to the modern day. . Although these certificates used to be a commodity available to only wealthy pilgrims, 18th-century technological advancements in printing and papermaking made these documents much cheaper and more accessible to a wider ...

  3. 1987 Mecca incident - Wikipedia

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    For years, Iranian pilgrims had tried to stage demonstrations which are known as "Distancing Ourselves from Mushrikīn" (برائت از مشرکين) in the Muslim holy city of Mecca during the hajj. [15] "Anti shah, anti-Israel and anti-American propaganda during the Hajj" by devotees of Khomeini had been happening since about 1971. [16]

  4. Hajj - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 January 2025. Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca "Haj" redirects here. For other uses, see Hajj (disambiguation) and Haj (disambiguation). Hajj حَجّ Pilgrims at the Al-Masjid Al-Haram Mosque in Mecca on Hajj in 2010 Status Active Genre Religious pilgrimage Begins 8th day of Dhu al-Hijja Ends 12th or 13th ...

  5. Hundreds of Hajj pilgrims die as Mecca temperatures hit 120 ...

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    More than 300 people have died and thousands have been treated for heatstroke while performing the annual Muslim Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca amid extreme temperatures of up to 49 degrees Celsius (120 ...

  6. Hajj pilgrims perform final rituals in Mecca before heading ...

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  7. History of the Hajj - Wikipedia

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    A camel caravan traveling to Mecca for the annual pilgrimage, c. 1910. The pilgrimage to Mecca is attested in some pre-Islamic Arabic poetry.Compared to Islamic-era poetry where the Hajj appears ubiquitously, only a small number of references are found to it in pre-Islamic poetry, indicating that its Arabian centrality was a development of Islamic times. [5]

  8. Incidents during the Hajj - Wikipedia

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    924: The Hajj caravan returning from Mecca to Iraq is attacked and destroyed by the Qarmatians. [17] 925: The Hajj caravan setting out from Kufa is stopped by Qarmatian attacks and forced to return to Iraq. [18] 930: On the first day of Hajj, Qarmatian leader Abu Tahir al-Jannabi led an attack on Mecca and set about massacring the pilgrims.

  9. Siege of Mecca (692) - Wikipedia

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    Hajjaj besieged Mecca on 25 March 692 and reinforcements under Tariq ibn Amar arrived a month later. [3] Supplies to the city were cut off, resulting in a food shortage. The city was bombarded from the nearby mountain of Abu Qubays using catapults. The bombardment continued during the Hajj rituals. [23]