Where can we find the months for hajj in the Quran?

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The reply to this question cannot be fully understood unless we first acknowledge that it is God who gave everything its name. It is God who called a horse a horse, and it is God who called a tree a tree and it is God who called the sea a sea … and so on:

“He taught Adam the names of all things” 2:31

Similarly, it is God who called the month of fasting Ramadan, then told us to fast during Ramadan, and thus when the month of Ramadan is upon us we know that it is time to start our fasting.

Still, in defiance of any common sense, we receive questions from hadith followers who are intent to prove that the Quran does not have all the details, and they ask: God told us to fast during Ramadan, but the Quran does not tell us how do we know when Ramadan comes!

How would you answer such a person? Well we tell them: God told you to wash your face during ablution, but the Quran does not tell you where to find your face?
Then we ask them: does your hadith tell you where to find your face?

Obviously, God expects us to know where to find our face so the Quran does not need a diagram with a finger pointing to our face ! Equally God named the month of Ramadan for us so that when it comes we know that we should start fasting, and thus the Quran does not need a calendar with a finger that pops out and points at the 9th month called Ramadan!

The issue with hajj is not any different. It is God who called the first month of hajj as “Zhu Al-Hijjah”, which translates to “the (month) of hajj”, so that when it comes around we know that the season of hajj (4 months) has begun.