hajji

Though pilgrims will repeat the stoning ritual for two more days, they can now be referred to as "hajjis," a term of honor for completing the pilgrimage.

Though pilgrims will repeat the stoning ritual for two more days, they can now be referred to as “hajjis,” a term of honor for completing the pilgrimage.

I thought we were going over there to liberate people, so I didn't understand why we were training 19 and 20-year-old kids to call an entire race hajjis ...

On the wall outside, the colorful Arabic script reads “Welcome hajji, Abu Muhammad,” a reference to Mr. Jabari’s return from a pilgrimage to Mecca last month.

The term hajji or hadji is given to those who have performed the greater pilgrimage.