Plate probably part of an early-20th-century edition of the Ottoman work Envar ül-aṣikin (انوار العاشقين) by Yazıcıoğlu Aḥmed Bīcān. This is a Turkish prose translation of the author’s brother Yazıcıoğlu Meḥmed, d. 855/1451’s Arabic Maghārib al-zamān (مغارب ا ...

The photograph shows the Maḥmal al-ḥajj al-Shāmī passing through the streets of al-Maydān neighborhood. Suleiman Hakim was one of the few Muslim photographers active in the Middle East. He set up a studio in Damascus in the 1870s and produced images for the tourist market., Title from item. D ...

Photograph showing the Mahmal in the streets of Mecca followed by the pilgrims. The traditional houses of the city are also visible., Title and date devised by Library staff., Main Heritage Display General, HC.HP.2017.0233-0017, 2-D Graphic, Item-ID: i2466859x, BIB-ID: 2648458

The importance of the Maqām is stated in the Quran, Sura II, verse 125: "And when We made the House (at Makka) a resort for mankind and sanctuary, (saying): Take as your place of worship the place where Abraham stood (to pray). And We imposed a duty upon Abraham and Ishmael, (saying): Purify My hou ...

The photograph shows pilgrims in Mecca gathering in the courtyard of the Masjid al-Haram around the Kaaba. The image is likely to be a reproduction of a famous plate in the" Bilder aus Mekka" by Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje., Title, date and author devised by library staff., Main Heritage Compact Gen ...

Photograph showing the Kabaa and the Kiswah., Title and date devised by Library staff., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.HP.2017.0233-0002, 2-D Graphic, Item-ID: i2494449x, BIB-ID: 2668471

Photograph showing pilgrims performing the "Circling" (Tawaf), consisting in circling the Kaaba on foot seven times, reciting a prayer during each circuit. It signifies the unity of God and man., Title and date devised by Library staff., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.HP.2017.0024-0001, 2-D Graph ...

Engraving from George Sale’s translation of “The Koran, commonly called the Alcoran of Mohammed” (1734). It has a key to the significant parts of the Haram and a note stating that the references on both the plan and the view show the same locations., Title and date devised by Library staff. S ...

The central miniature depicting Mecca with the Kaaba at the center, is laid down on pink card with a red and gold floral lattice., Title and date devised by Library staff., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.GM.2017M.0001, 2-D Graphic, Item-ID: i25594400, BIB-ID: 2719443

Photograph showing the Kabaa and the Kiswah., Title and date devised by Library staff., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.HP.2017.0233-0003, 2-D Graphic, Item-ID: i2494452x, BIB-ID: 2668472

Manuscript annotations under and behind the print highlight what is visible in the picture, that is the Masjid al-Khayf ("جامع الخيف = Mosquée El Kheif") and the tents of the Egyptian pilgrims, ("مقام الحج المصري = Campements des pèlerins égyptiens") during the day of the S ...