{"slug": "hajj", "label": "Hajj", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hajj", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q234915", "qid": "Q234915", "description": "Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca", "entries": 12, "years": 11, "span": [632, 2024], "span_label": ["632 CE", "2024 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 3}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 2}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 2}, {"title": "Disasters & Accidents", "count": 2}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "mecca", "label": "Mecca", "shared": 6}, {"slug": "muhammad", "label": "Muhammad", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "abbasid-caliphate", "label": "Abbasid Caliphate", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "march", "label": "March", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "baghdad", "label": "Baghdad", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "qarmatians", "label": "Qarmatians", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "iraq", "label": "Iraq", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "arabian-peninsula", "label": "Arabian Peninsula", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "damascus", "label": "Damascus", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "bedouin", "label": "Bedouin", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "muslim", "label": "Muslim", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "saudi-arabia", "label": "Saudi Arabia", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 632, "year_label": "632 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "March 6", "text": "March 6 (Friday, 9 Zulhijja, 10 AH) – The Farewell Sermon (Khuṭbatu l-Wadāʿ) is delivered by Muhammad, Islamic prophet, in the Uranah valley of Mount Arafat, to the Muslims who have accompanied him for the Hajj (pilgrimage).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370178497#Religion", "title": "632", "revid": 1370178497, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}, {"year": 638, "year_label": "638 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "Abu Musa al-Asha'ari, companion (sahabah) of Muhammad, establishes Hafar al-Batin, located in the northeastern region of the Arabian Peninsula. He orders the digging for new wells, along this desert route that Muslims travel from Iraq to Mecca for the Hajj (pilgrimage).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369557443#Arabian_Empire", "title": "638", "revid": 1369557443, "section": "Events › By place › Arabian Empire"}}, {"year": 646, "year_label": "646 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Caliph Uthman ibn Affan founds the city of Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) on the coast of the Red Sea. He establishes a port for Muslim pilgrims making the required Hajj to Mecca.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340804476#Arabian_Empire", "title": "646", "revid": 1340804476, "section": "Events › By place › Arabian Empire"}}, {"year": 842, "year_label": "842 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Abbasid caliph Al-Wathiq appointed his brother, Jaʽfar ibn Muhammad al-Mutasim (future al-Mutawakkil) as Leader of Hajj in 842.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1350256465#Abbasid_Caliphate", "title": "842", "revid": 1350256465, "section": "Events › By place › Abbasid Caliphate"}}, {"year": 842, "year_label": "842 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "August 16", "text": "August 16 – Death of Qaratis also known as Umm Harun, was the mother of Abbasid caliph al-Wathiq (r. 842–847). She died during her Hajj pilgrimage journey.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1350256465#Deaths", "title": "842", "revid": 1350256465, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 924, "year_label": "924 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "March", "text": "March – A group of 1,800 warriors of the Qarmatians of Bahrayn attack and destroy the returning Hajj caravans at al-Habir. Some of the more prominent pilgrims, who were returning to Baghdad from Mecca, are taken to Al-Ahsa Oasis to be held for ransom. The event leads to the downfall and execution of the Abbasid Caliphate's vizier, Ibn al-Furat.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360748864#January—March", "title": "924", "revid": 1360748864, "section": "Events › January—March"}}, {"year": 1467, "year_label": "1467 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "While Hassan III of the Maldives is on Hajj, Sayyidh Muhammad deposes his son, acting regent. On his return, Hassan regains the throne.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1352890331#Date_unknown", "title": "1467", "revid": 1352890331, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1757, "year_label": "1757 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "October 24", "text": "October 24 (10 Safar 1171 A.H.) – 1757 Hajj caravan raid: Bedouin warriors of the Bani Sakher confederacy conduct a massive assault against a caravan of thousands of Muslim travelers who are on their way back to Damascus after the Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca. The attack, made at Hallat Ammar after the group has been resupplied at Tabuk, leads to the annihilation of 20,000 of the pilgrims. Those who are not killed outright die later in the desert from thirst and starvation. According to one Arabic source, the largest attack takes place on October 24.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370632620#October–December", "title": "1757", "revid": 1370632620, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 2006, "year_label": "2006 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "January 12", "text": "January 12 – A stampede during the Stoning of the Devil ritual on the last day at the Hajj in Mina, Saudi Arabia, kills at least 362 pilgrims.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373069605#January", "title": "2006", "revid": 1373069605, "section": "Events › January"}}, {"year": 2015, "year_label": "2015 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "September 24", "text": "September 24 – A stampede during the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca kills at least 2,200 people and injures more than 900 others, with more than 650 missing.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373300271#September", "title": "2015", "revid": 1373300271, "section": "Events › September"}}, {"year": 2021, "year_label": "2021 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "July 19", "text": "July 19 – Day of Hajj: For the first time, women are permitted to attend without a male guardian (mehrem) provided they go in a trustworthy group.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372689859#July", "title": "2021", "revid": 1372689859, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 2024, "year_label": "2024 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "June 23", "text": "June 23 – 2024 Hajj disaster: More than 1,300 people are reported to have died due to extreme heat during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371869228#June", "title": "2024", "revid": 1371869228, "section": "Events › June"}}]}