pilgrimage to mecca map

A very revealing exploration of pilgrimage to Mecca, one of the Five Pillars of Islam and sacred duty for all Muslims able to undertake it once in their lifetime, is offered by Hajj: Journey to the Heart of Islam at the British Museum. Latest of its major... Exquisitely drawn 'sacred maps' featuring key Islamic cities, such as the 'sea atlas' of Ahmad Al-Safaqusi of Tunisia (1572) and a 1650 Ottoman atlas, set the mysterious Ka'ba the centre of the world. This awesome black...


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The Muslim Pilgrimage to Mecca

Some liken it to the pilgrimage to Mecca that Muslims are obligated to make at least once in their lives if they can. But for the past three decades, very few Copts have made the journey because of the ban by Pope Shenouda III...
Defying church ban, Egyptian Christians defy Coptic church ban and ...

Comprising manuscripts, maps, photographs, textiles, coins, ceramics and various other objets d'art, the exhibit described the history, rituals and experience of the Hajj, the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca. For non-Muslims, it is the closest they will...
pilgrimage to mecca map