The Hajj Pilgrimage
Word: Muzdalifa
Meaning: A plain where Muslims must lead prayer vigils during the Hajj pilgrimage.
Word: Safa and Marwa
Meaning: Hills Muslims must pace between during Hajj rituals.
Word: Umrah
Meaning: The lesser pilgrimage. Similar to Hajj, but performed outside the Hajj season. It is not obligatory.
Word: Day of Arafah
Meaning: Most important day of the Hajj pilgrimage, 9th day of the Islamic month of Dhū al-Hijjah.
Word: Zamzam
Meaning: Spring of water in Mecca, appeared miraculously when the Prophet Ismāʿīl (as) was dying of thirst.
Word: Hajj
Meaning: Pilgrimage to Mecca that all Muslims must perform at least once in their lifetime.
Word: Kaʿba
Meaning: Cube shaped building which is the direction for Muslim prayers. It is also the building around which Muslims circumambulate during the Hajj pilgrimage.
Word: Tawāf
Meaning: Circumambulation around the Kaʿba seven times in counter-clock wise fashion.