page_title: Aqidah
section_title: Hajj
hierarchical_section_title: Aqidah / Hadith of Gabriel / Hajj
context_page_description: Aqidah is an Islamic and term of Arabic origin that literally means "creed".
  Many schools of Islamic theology expressing different views on aqidah exist. Any religious belief system, or creed, can be considered an example of aqidah. However, this term has taken a significant technical usage in the Islamic theology, denoting those matters over which Muslims hold conviction. It is a branch of Islamic studies describing the beliefs of Islam.
context_section_description: The Hajj is an Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca and the largest gathering of Muslims in the world every year. It is one of the five pillars of Islam, and a religious duty which must be carried out by every able-bodied Muslim who can afford to do so at least once in his or her lifetime.
caption: A 16th century illustration of Islam's holiest shrine, the Ka'aba.
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