Wikipedia's first sentence called it “securing funds and provisions for the caravan”. Today it says “position and title given to the leader”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Commander of Hajj, a muslim pilgrimage honor or title annually”. It now reads “Islamic historical title for leader of the pilgrimage”.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
Commander of Hajj, a muslim pilgrimage honor or title annually This article is about the traditional role.1 Depiction of the Egyptian amir al-hajj leading the Hajj caravan from Mecca to Medina . From a manuscript of the Anis Al-Hujjaj (Pilgrim's Companion), circa 1677–1680 Amir al-hajj ( ; transliteration : amīr al-ḥajj , " commander of the pilgrimage", or amīr al-ḥājj , "commander of the pilgrim"; plural: umarāʾ al-ḥajj ) was the position and title given to the commander of the annual Hajj pilgrim caravan by successive Muslim empires, from the 7th century until the 20th century.2 Since the Abbasid period, there were two main caravans, one departing from Damascus and the other from Cairo . Each of the two annual caravans was assigned an amir al-hajj whose main duties were securing funds and provisions for the caravan, and protecting it along the desert route to the Muslim holy cities of Mecca and Medina in the Hejaz (now Saudi Arabia ).
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Depiction of the Egyptian amir al-hajj leading the Hajj caravan from Mecca to Medina , circa 1677–1680 Amir al-hajj ( ; transliteration : amīr al-ḥajj , " commander of the pilgrimage", or amīr al-ḥājj , "commander of the pilgrim"; plural: umarāʾ al-ḥajj ) was the position and title given to the commander of the annual Hajj pilgrim caravan by successive Muslim empires, from the 7th century until the 20th century. Since the Abbasid period, there were two main caravans, departing from Damascus and Cairo . Each of the two caravans was annually assigned an amir al-hajj . The main duties entrusted to an amir al-hajj were securing funds and provisions for the caravan, and protecting it along the desert route to the Muslim holy cities of Mecca and Medina in the Hejaz (modern-day Saudi Arabia ).
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The opening as it stood in 2025 1 passage from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Islamic historical title for leader of the pilgrimage This article is about the traditional role. Depiction of the Egyptian amir al-hajj leading the Hajj caravan from Mecca to Medina . From a manuscript of the Anis Al-Hujjaj (Pilgrim's Companion), circa 1677–1680 Amir al-hajj ( Arabic : أمير الحج , romanized : amīr al-ḥajj , lit. ' commander of the pilgrimage ' or Arabic : أمير الحج , romanized : amīr al-ḥājj , lit. ' commander of the pilgrim ' ; plural: Arabic : أمراء الحج , romanized : umarāʾ al-ḥajj ) was the position and title given to the commander of the annual Hajj pilgrim caravan by successive Muslim empires, from the 7th century until the 20th century. Since the Abbasid period, there were two main caravans, one departing from Damascus and the other from Cairo . Each of the two annual caravans was assigned an amir al-hajj whose main duties were securing funds and provisions for the caravan, and protecting it along the desert route to the Muslim holy cities of Mecca and Medina in the Hejaz .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “securing funds and provisions for the caravan”. Today it says “position and title given to the leader”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Commander of Hajj, a muslim pilgrimage honor or title annually”. It now reads “Islamic historical title for leader of the pilgrimage”. Read the current article and compare.
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securing funds and provisions for the caravan
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position and title given to the leader
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