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 ...

Photograph shows an encampment of pilgrims on the plains near 'Arafat, Jabal, Saudi Arabia., Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Plate 78 in "Bilder aus Palästina, Nord Arabien und dem Sinai" (Berlin : Dietrich Riemer, 1916)., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.HP.2016.0105-0078, 2-D Gr ...

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 ...

Photograph shows a procession of pilgrims through the Valley of Muna., Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Plate 77 in "Bilder aus Palästina, Nord Arabien und dem Sinai" (Berlin : Dietrich Riemer, 1916)., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.HP.2016.0105-0077, 2-D Graphic, Item-ID: i23709 ...

Photograph showing the tents of pilgrims during the Hajj around the tomb of "Sittana" (Our Lady) Maymunah, one of the wives of the Prophet Muḥammad, on the outskirts of Mecca.The photograph was taken the Meccan doctor and photographer al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar (active in 1880s) between 1886 and 1 ...

This image shows a view over the city of Mecca with the Masjid al-Haram. The photograph is the left center section of a four part panorama which includes Plates II, IV and V. The photograph was taken the Meccan doctor and photographer al-Sayyid ʻAbd al-Ghaffar (active in 1880s) between 1886 and 188 ...