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Jun 2025
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Hajj: Why 2 Million People Go | English ...

Hilary Platt
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Did you know that over 2 million people gather in one city for just five days, every single year? Welcome to Adept English, the podcast where you learn https://adeptenglish.com/company/learning-system/ real-world English through fascinating stories. Today, we're exploring the Hajj, one of the most significant events in the Islamic world.


Now I'm not Muslim myself, but I've always been struck by the sheer scale of this pilgrimage. It's not just a spiritual journey, it's an organisational marvel. And for you, as an English https://adeptenglish.com/language-courses/ learner, this episode is packed with key vocabulary words like pilgrimage, feat, and sacred that'll help you sound more natural in conversations.


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