Hajja

The judge in the town of Hajja, which is home to some 300 slaves, according to residents, said he had certified the transfer only because the new owner planned to free the slave.

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The area he controls includes the governorates of Sa'ada, Hodeidah, Hajja, Amran, and Mahwit, and he is more powerful than any governor.

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To be considered a Hajji or a Hajja, one has to complete all these tasks during a specific time in the twelfth month of the Islamic calendar.

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'Umrah, or ordinary pilgrimage, can be done at any time of the year except on the ninth, and four succeeding days of Zu'l-Hajja.

The Faith of Islam Edward Sell

Shawwál, Zu'l-q'ada, and the first ten days of Zu'l-Hajja.

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The remaining three days, the 11th, 12th and 13th of Zu'l-Hajja are called the Aiyám-ut-Tashríq "days of drying flesh" because now the pilgrims prepare provisions for the return journey, by cutting slices from the victims offered in sacrifice and drying them in the sun.

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The farther from Mecca it is assumed, provided that it be during one of the two months preceding Zu'l-Hajja, the more meritorious is the act.

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These are, 'Íd-ul-Fitr, Baqr-'íd and the three following days, _viz_: the 11th, 12th and 13th of Zu'l-Hajja.

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"We blocked the attack in under an hour and 13 people died in Hajja and nine in Kataf," said the Houthi source.

Reuters: Press Release 2012

A source close to the Shi'ite rebels known as Houthis said fighters from a Sunni group known as the Salafi attacked the rebels overnight in Hajja and in the Kataf area of Saada province, an area that has seen intense sectarian fighting in recent months.

Reuters: Press Release 2012