Hajj

High school (ages 12+)
Holidays & Celebrations

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/hajj

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the primary ritual site?Mecca, Saudi Arabia, including the Kaaba, Mina, Arafat, and Muzdalifah
2. What is the annual attendance?Typically exceeds two million pilgrims
3. Where does Hajj take place?Hajj happens in Mecca, a city in Saudi Arabia. All the pilgrims gather there to perform the same prayers and rituals.
4. Why do pilgrims wear white clothes?Men wear two seamless white cloths called Ihram, and women wear modest clothes. The white clothes show that everyone is equal and that social differences disappear during the journey.

Tawhid: The Islamic concept of the absolute oneness and uniqueness of God (Allah).
Ummah: The global community of Muslims, bound by faith rather than nationality or ethnicity.
Ramy al-Jamarat: The ritualistic stoning of pillars in Mina, symbolizing the rejection of Satan and temptation.