The act of symbolically stoning the devil (shaitan) in Mina on the 10th through to the 13th of Zul Hijjah This commemorates the tradition that Prophet Ibrahim (pbuh) was tempted three times by the devil but rejected all three of the devil's attempts by stoning him and driving him away These three locations are symbolised by three stone pillars (jamaraat) in Mina
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"
a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards
Rummy is a card game in which players try to collect cards of the same value or cards in a sequence in the same suit. a simple card game in which players try to collect series of cards (Perhaps from rummy (19-20 centuries), from rum (18-21 centuries), probably from rome (16-19 centuries)). Family of card games. The many variants of rummy make it one of the world's best-known and most widely played card games. The basic principle of rummy (also spelled rum, rhum, or romme) is to form sets of three or four cards of the same rank (as four 8s, three 6s) or sequences of three or more cards of the same suit (6-5-4-3, all of diamonds, e.g.). Canasta is an unusual type of rummy, in that sequences are not permitted. See also gin rummy
The act of symbolically stoning the devil (shaitan) in Mina on the 10th through the 13th of Zul Hijjah This commemorates the tradition that Prophet Ibrahim was tempted three times by the devil, and rejected all three of his overtures by stoning him, and driving him away These three locations are symbolized by three stone pillars in Mina
A variety of rummy for two or more persons in which a player may win by matching all his or her cards or may end the game by melding with unmatched cards that add up to ten points or fewer. a type of rummy (=card game for two people). Rummy game for two players in which each is dealt 10 cards and a player may win a hand by matching or sequencing by suit all the cards in it by drawing from a deck. Play may also end when the unmatched cards count up to 10 points or less. If a player matches all the cards he is "gin." The first player to reach 100 points wins. The game was introduced in New York in 1909