Hajj and Umrah GuideHajj and Umrah glossary
A glossary of the Arabic words used in Hajj and Umrah: ihram, miqat, talbiyah, tawaf, sai, Arafat, Mina, Muzdalifah, jamarat, halq, qurbani and more.
- Ihram
- The state of consecration, and the clothes worn in it.
- Miqat
- The fixed boundary where the pilgrim enters ihram.
- Talbiyah
- The pilgrim's call of response to God.
- Tawaf
- Circling the Kaaba seven times.
- Sai
- Walking seven times between Safa and Marwa.
- Mina
- The tent city where pilgrims stay on the 8th and from the 10th.
- Arafat
- The plain where pilgrims stand on the 9th, the central rite.
- Muzdalifah
- The place of the night after Arafat.
- Jamarat
- The three pillars at which pebbles are thrown.
- Halq / Taqsir
- Shaving the head, or cutting the hair short.
- Qurbani / Hady
- The sacrifice.
- Tashreeq
- The 11th to 13th of Dhu al-Hijjah.
- Hajji
- One who has performed the Hajj.
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