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'Aun èr-Rafīq, Grossscherif von Mekka (1882– ), Awn al-Rafiq, Grand Sharif of Mecca (1882- )
Three-quarter length standing portrait of Amir Awn al Rafiq, Grand Sharif of Mecca between 1882 and 1905. He faces right and wears a turban and a richly embroidered ceremonial robe., Title and date from item. Plate no. 7 in Bilder-Atlas zu Mekka (Haag : Martinus Nijhoff, 1888-1889). The plate is num ...
Die Ka’bah, The Kaaba
West-southwest view inside the Masjid al-Haram of the Kaaba and, behind it, the sacred mountain Jabal Abu Qubays. At the summit stands the structure which later became Bilal's Mosque. This photograph was likely taken in 1881 by the Egyptian photographer, army engineer and surveyor Muhammad S̱adiq B ...
Thorhüter der Ka’bah (aus der Schēbah-Familie, die seit vorislamischer Zeit dies Amt innehat), Gatekeeper of the Kaaba (from the Shaybah family, who have held this office since pre-Islamic times)
Full-length length standing portrait of a member of the Banu Shaybah tribe. The man stands facing forward and wears a pale-coloured turban and dark outer robe over a quilted or embroidered robe. The photograph was probably taken in 1885. The original background has been substituted completely and pa ...