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Encyclopedia of Religion entry for
Hadi
. Cattle sacrificed at Makkah during the Pilgrimage, as distinguished from animals sacrificed on the Great Festival, which are called uzhiyah. These animals are branded and sent off with strings round thier necks, as offerings to the sacred temple. They may be bullocks, or camels, or sheep, or goats. (Mishkat, book xi. c. viii.)
citations: Dictionary of Islam, Hughes
article created 2006-04-12 , last updated 2006-04-12
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