Pilgrims and prilgrimages, Muslim, Pilgrims and prilgrimages, Muslim--Saudi Arabia--Mecca, BP187.3 .R63 1931
About the Mahmal, the closed rectangular pyramidal canopy taken along on camelback on Egyptian and Syrian pilgrimages to Mecca before Ibn Saud's... Show moreAbout the Mahmal, the closed rectangular pyramidal canopy taken along on camelback on Egyptian and Syrian pilgrimages to Mecca before Ibn Saud's conquest of the Hejaz in 1925 - a "very curious custom in Islam", the origin and purport of which the present essay undertakes to investigate. "It is very improbable that the Mahmal [...] will be seen in the Hejaz again [...] The Mahmal is heretical to Islam, and the Wahhabis [...] have declined to admit the Mahmal into the Hejaz" (p. 117). - Wrapper shows insignificant ruststains from staples, otherwise in perfect condition. Cover title. Main Heritage Compact General BP187.3 .R63 1931 Book Item-ID: i16875461 BIB-ID: 1510965 Offprint from the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. January, 1931 Show less
Kaʻbah (Mecca, Saudi Arabia), Masjid al-Ḥarām, Pilgrims and prilgrimages, Muslim, Pilgrims and prilgrimages, Muslim--Certificates
Unfilled Hajj pilgrimage certificate depicting the Kaaba and the Prophet's Mosque in Mecca. The image is framed with floral decorations and... Show moreUnfilled Hajj pilgrimage certificate depicting the Kaaba and the Prophet's Mosque in Mecca. The image is framed with floral decorations and illustrations of holy places related to the Hajj. Title and date devised by library staff. Main Heritage Vault HC.GM.2019H.0002 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25592002 BIB-ID: 2719236 Show less
Kaʻbah (Mecca, Saudi Arabia), Masjid al-Ḥarām, Masjid al-Aqṣá (Jerusalem), Masjid al-Nabawī al-Sharīf, Pilgrims and prilgrimages, Muslim, Pilgrims and prilgrimages, Muslim--Certificates
Unfilled Hajj pilgrimage certificate depicting the three holiest sites of Islam, that is Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem. The three images are framed... Show moreUnfilled Hajj pilgrimage certificate depicting the three holiest sites of Islam, that is Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem. The three images are framed with a hadith and illustrations of a description of holy places and rites performed by the pilgrims. Title and date devised by library staff. Main Heritage Vault HC.GM.2019H.0001 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25591964 BIB-ID: 2719234 Show less
Kaʻbah (Mecca, Saudi Arabia), Masjid al-Ḥarām, Pilgrims and prilgrimages, Muslim, Pilgrims and prilgrimages, Muslim--Certificates
Title and date devised by library staff. Above the illustration of the Masjid al-Ḥarām, a hadith. Under the illustration, 5 views of various... Show moreTitle and date devised by library staff. Above the illustration of the Masjid al-Ḥarām, a hadith. Under the illustration, 5 views of various stages and places of the pilgrimage. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2018.0017 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25189803 BIB-ID: 2623716 Show less
Kaʻbah (Mecca, Saudi Arabia), Masjid al-Ḥarām, Pilgrims and prilgrimages, Muslim, Pilgrims and prilgrimages, Muslim--Certificates
Title and date devised by library staff. Above the illustration of the Masjid al-Ḥarām, a hadith. Under the illustration, 4 views of various... Show moreTitle and date devised by library staff. Above the illustration of the Masjid al-Ḥarām, a hadith. Under the illustration, 4 views of various stages and places of the pilgrimage and the records of the pilgrim. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2018.0018 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25189827 BIB-ID: 2623713 Show less
Masjid al-Nabawī al-Sharīf, Pilgrims and prilgrimages, Muslim, Pilgrims and prilgrimages, Muslim--Certificates
The lithograph is actually an unfilled Hajj pilgrimage certificate. The view is framed with oriental ornaments; under the illustration appears a... Show moreThe lithograph is actually an unfilled Hajj pilgrimage certificate. The view is framed with oriental ornaments; under the illustration appears a description of Holy places and rites performed by the pilgrim in Mecca. On the side of the print inscribed with printing and publishing information. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2018.0013 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25169385 BIB-ID: 2682713 Show less