Arabic · noun · Faith & Sacred History

Talbiyah

तल्बिया

said tal-bi-ya

also written: Talbiya,Labbaik

Meaning

The pilgrim's call 'Labbaik, here I am, O God' chanted on the way to Hajj.

Literally: the answering, responding

Related words

The annual pilgrimage to Mecca, obligatory once for every able Muslim.

The state of ritual consecration for Hajj or Umrah, and the seamless white garments worn in it.

The cube-shaped House of God at Mecca, the holiest site of Islam and focus of the pilgrimage.