(n.) A Mohammedan pilgrim to Mecca; -- used among Orientals as a respectful salutation or a title of honor.
(n.) A Greek or Armenian who has visited the holy sepulcher at Jerusalem.
Example Sentences:
(1) "Continuing from Andrew Fletcher's comforting reassurance that you could be El-Hadji Diouf," writes the elegantly-monickered Leticia L'Amour, "just think: you could also be Paul Burrell, Michael Jackson, One True Voice, Gary Glitter, Glenn Roeder, Geri Halliwell's dog, a Stoke City fan, an estate agent, allergic to cheese, Liam Gallagher's anger management counsellor, Liam Gallagher..." By God, she's right.
(2) The statement is signed by El Hadji Malick Sow, chair of the UN working group on arbitrary detention; Juan E Méndez, UN special rapporteur on torture; Ben Emmerson QC, UN special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights; and Anand Grover, UN special rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health.
(3) Fernando Torres Liverpool to Chelsea, £50m Andy Carroll Newcastle to Liverpool, £35m David Luiz Benfica to Chelsea, £26.5m Luis Suárez Ajax to Liverpool, £22.8m Tuncay Stoke to Wolfsburg, £4.5m Andy Reid Sunderland to Blackpool, undisc Maximilian Haas Bayern Munich II to Boro, undisc Merouane Zemmama Hibernian to Boro, undisc Rubén Rochina Barcelona to Blackburn, undisc Adriano Basso free agent to Wolves Daniel Sturridge Chelsea to Bolton, loan Paul Konchesky Liverpool to Nottm Forest, loan Stephen Ireland Aston Villa to Newcastle, loan James Beattie Rangers to Blackpool, loan Eidur Gudjohnsen Stoke to Fulham, loan Paulo da Silva Sunderland to Real Zaragoza, undisc El Hadji Diouf Blackburn to Rangers, loan Major Premier League January transfer window deals Arsenal In Ryo Miyaichi (unattached, undisc).
(4) Their prowess at set pieces was unrivalled and their physicality made them a nightmare to play against, especially at the Reebok Stadium, but the caricature of them as a dirty long-ball side was an unfair exaggeration: a midfield of Iván Campo, Gary Speed and Kevin Nolan had control, energy and goals, while a front three of Stelios Giannakopoulos, El-Hadji Diouf and Nicolas Anelka contained pace, guile, skill and one genuine world-class striker.
(5) Organized health service in Bosnia and Herzegovina practically started by the treatment of the sick in the Hadji Sinan's Tekke that was founded in 1768.
(6) Out Pascal Chimbonda (released), Aaron Doran (Inverness, loan), Alex Marrow (Crystal Palace, undisc), Alan Judge (Notts County, undisc), Nick Blackman (Aberdeen, loan), El Hadji Diouf (Rangers, loan).
(8) The train is festively decorated with scenes from Tolstoy's writings; I travelled in a cosy carriage devoted to his years in the Caucasus – a period that provided Tolstoy with the inspiration for several works, including his astonishing late novella Hadji Murad, but which his diaries reveal as a period of gambling and "girls".
(9) "I'm sure Carlisle in the second half would have been a little bit different had the draw been Arsenal in the next round," the Sunderland manager said, after his side were able to fully relax only when El Hadji Ba, a substitute, scored their third goal in the final minute.
(10) Senegal v Uruguay, 3-3 El Hadji Diouf throws himself over the Uruguayan keeper, the contact-free dive winning a penalty.
(11) In a highly unusual move, the reserve judge , Justice El Hadji Malick Sow, from Senegal, who did not deliver the verdict, interrupted the end of the hearing to voice his opposition and make clear that he dissented from his colleagues' finding.
(12) The statement is signed by El Hadji Malick Sow, chair of the UN working group on arbitrary detention; Juan E Méndez, UN special rapporteur on torture; Ben Emmerson, UN special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights, and Anand Grover, UN special rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health.