Dhu al-Hijjah

Dhu al - Hijjah (Arabic ذو الحجة, DMG you l - ḥiǧǧa ) is the name of the twelfth and last month of the annual cycle of the Muslim calendar. It follows the Dhu l -qa ʿ da and is detached from the Muharram of the following year.

Importance

In Dhu al - Hijjah traditionally takes the Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca instead. The name of the month is derived from this event. The month has been since pre-Islamic times haram, as well as Dhu al -qa ʿ da, Muharram and Rajab.

The most important part of Hajj begins on the 7th day of Dhu al - Hijjah with a sermon and ends in the festival of sacrifice ʿ Idu l -Adha, which is celebrated from the 10th to the 13th of Dhu al - Hijjah. Some believers celebrate the ninth day of the month, the day before the Feast of Sacrifice, a day of fasting.

An important issue for Shiites Another event in Dhu al - Hijjah is the festival of Ghadir Khumm on the eighteenth day of the month. This festival commemorates the role of Ali ibn Abi Talib as the successor of Muhammad.

For some, the sixth and twenty-fifth day of the month are considered negative.