Dhu'l-Hijja
Also known as Dhu-l-hijja, Dhu al-Hijja, Dhul-Hijja
12th month of the Islamic calendar
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Dhu'l-Hijja is the twelfth and final month of the Islamic calendar. It is significant because it is when Muslims perform the Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca that is one of Islam's five pillars.
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Dhu'l-Hijja (Arabic: ذُو ٱلْحِجَّة, romanized: Ḏū l-Ḥijja IPA: [ðu‿l.ħid͡ʒːa]) is the twelfth and final month in the Islamic calendar. Being one of the four sacred months during which war is forbidden, it is the month in which the Ḥajj (Arabic: حج, lit. 'pilgrimage') takes place as well as Eid al-Adha (Arabic: عيد الأضحى, lit. 'the Festival of the Sacrifice').
The Arabic name of the month, Dhu'l-Hijja, means "Possessor of the Pilgrimage" or "The Month of the Pilgrimage". During this month, Muslim pilgrims from all around the world congregate at Mecca to visit the Kaaba. The Hajj rites begin on the eighth day and continue for four or five days. The Day of Arafah takes place on the ninth of the month. Eid al-Adha, the "Festival of the Sacrifice", begins on the tenth day and ends on the thirteenth day.