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Hajj:A pilgrimage to Mecca. Muslims who are able are expected to make it at least once in their lifetimeIt occurs on the eighth day of Dhul-Hijjah (Zul-Hijjah)
the 12th month of the Muslim lunar calendar.
It falls on a date about 11 days earlier each year.
See Hajj (Start): wincalendar.com
Upon arriving in Mecca, pilgrims gather in the courtyard of the Masjid al-Haram
around the Kaaba . They then circumambulate—tawaf in Arabic—or walk around the Kaaba 7 times,
during which they hope to kiss and touch the Black Stone (al-Hajar al-Aswad)
embedded in the eastern corner of the Kaaba. Because of large crowds it is ok to just point at it now.
There are some differences in the Bible and Islamic stories.
According to Muslim Sunnah (sayings and teachings of Muhammad. It's not in the Qur'an), Abraham left Hagar and Ishmael in Bakkah (the ancient name for Mecca). Mecca is in the middle of a searing desert, some 750 miles from Beersheba and Ishmael is an infant.
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