- Arafah
- The plain outside Makkah where pilgrims stand on 9 Dhul Hijjah. The core of Hajj.
- Badal Hajj
- Hajj performed on behalf of someone who cannot go or who has died.
- Dam
- A sacrifice owed to make up for certain mistakes or omissions.
- Dhul Hijjah
- The twelfth month of the Islamic calendar, when Hajj takes place.
- Hady
- The sacrificial animal for pilgrims performing Tamattu' or Qiran.
- Ifrad
- Hajj on its own, without Umrah.
- Ihram
- The sacred state a pilgrim enters, and the white garments men wear in it.
- Jamarat
- The three pillars in Mina that pilgrims stone.
- Mahram
- A close male relative a woman cannot marry, who may accompany her on travel.
- Mina
- The tent city near Makkah where pilgrims stay during Hajj.
- Miqat
- The boundary where pilgrims must enter ihram.
- Muzdalifah
- The open area between Arafah and Mina where pilgrims spend the night of the 9th.
- Nusuk
- Saudi Arabia's official platform; Nusuk Hajj is where UK pilgrims book Hajj.
- Qiran
- Umrah and Hajj combined in one ihram.
- Sa'i
- Walking seven times between the hills of Safa and Marwah.
- Talbiyah
- The phrase "Labbayk Allahumma labbayk" said in ihram.
- Tamattu'
- Umrah first, then Hajj with a new ihram. The most common type for UK pilgrims.
- Tashreeq
- The 11th, 12th and 13th of Dhul Hijjah.
- Tawaf
- Walking seven times around the Ka'bah.
- Wada'
- The farewell Tawaf before leaving Makkah.
- Zamzam
- The blessed well water in Makkah.
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