The Hajj is an Arabic term used for  the Pilgrimage to Makkah. It is one of the “five pillars of Islam". Every  Muslim  who can afford to do so is obliged to make the pilgrimage to Makkah at least once in his/her lifetime.  It is performed during the  Islamic Month of Zul Hajja in the city of Mecca. When the pilgrim is about ten kilometers from Mecca, he must dress in Ihram Clothing, which consists of two white seamless sheets. Rituals of the Hajj include walking seven times around the Kaaba,  touching the Black Stone, running seven times between Mount Safa and Mount Marwah, and symbolically stoning the Devil in Mina. The pilgrim, or the hajji, is honored in his or her community, although Islamic teachers say that the Hajj should be an expression of devotion to God instead of a means to gain social standing.

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