Dhu'l-hijjah (Noun)
Meaning
The twelfth month of the Islamic calendar and the season of the hajj; has one extra day in leap years.
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- Dhu'l-Hijjah is the month when millions of Muslims from around the world gather in Mecca for the hajj pilgrimage.
- The Islamic calendar's twelfth month, Dhu'l-Hijjah, is considered a sacred period for Muslims worldwide.
- During Dhu'l-Hijjah, Muslims often engage in increased acts of worship and charity as a way to seek forgiveness and blessings.
- The extra day in Dhu'l-Hijjah during leap years helps maintain the lunar calendar's alignment with the solar year.
- In Dhu'l-Hijjah, Muslims commemorate the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ismail as an act of obedience to God.