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The spelling is eccentric, but you may mean hajj, the Arabic word for pilgrimage, or chag (with a ch as in Loch Ness or J.S. Bach), the Hebrew word for pilgrimage. Muslims go on hajj to Mecca, and in the days before Imperial Rome destroyed the Jerusalem Temple, Jews want on chag to the Temple.
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Why do Muslims go to hijj?
Hadj. Pilgrimage. It's one of the "pillars" or strict obligations, of the faith. When Islam was confined to the the Arabian peninsula, it could be performed by almost everyone, but today many far-flung Muslims can't afford the travel, so they are excused.
The phrase five pillars of Islam refers to?
1- Stating that there is only one god and that Mohamed peace be upon him is his slave and prophet. 2- Praying (5 times a day) 3- Paying Zakat 4- fasting in Ramadan 5- go to Pilgrim(Hijj) if one can
What are the simillarities of yom kippur lent and Ramadan?
The most obvious similarity is that all three involve fasting, abstaining from certain types of food or from eating at certain times. During Yom Kippur, Jews fast for 25 hours; during Lent Christians will not eat milk, eggs and other foods (which are used up to make pancakes the day before Lent begins) - some Christians abstain from all animal products during this period, while others fast for a portion of it and during Ramadan Muslims maintain a strict fast - during which nothing must pass the lips, effectively banning them from drinking and smoking too - between dawn and nightfall.Another similarity - the one I suspect the question refers to if it forms a part of your school homework - is that all three festivals focus on repentance, self-cleansing and absolving oneself in the eyes of G-d. Jews spend the ten days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur putting right any sins they have committed in the previous year and taking steps to better themselves so that they will not commit those sins again, then spend Yom Kippur deep in prayer so that G-d will forgive them; Christians, through prayer, charity, penitance and self-denial, solmnly prepare themseves spirtiually for Easter when they remember the death and rebirth of Christ and Muslims use Ramadan as an opportunity to focus on enlightenment and spiritual cleansing, taking a step back from their everyday lives in order to strengthen the link between themselves and Allah.
