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Hajj: Reflection on Its Rituals Ali Shariat, Laleh Bakhtiar (Translator) The first complete translation of the masterpiece of Ali Shariati, it is not a treatise on the hajj, but a reflection by the astute haji on what the hajj means as it is performed and includes the meaning behind each and every ritual of the hajj based on the Arabic language and traditional sources. |
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One Thousand Roads to Mecca : Ten Centuries of Travelers Writing About the Muslim Pilgrimage (Hardcover) Michael Wolfe (Editor) One Thousand Roads to Mecca is a collection of more than 20 accounts of the Hajj spanning ten centuries. The writers collected in this anthology reflect the geographic diversity of Islam. These pilgrims come from all over the world: Morocco, India, Persia, England, Italy, and the United States. They travel by boat and camel, on foot and horseback and, most recently, by airplane. |
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One Thousand Roads to Mecca : Ten Centuries of Travelers Writing About the Muslim Pilgrimage (Paperback) Michael Wolfe (Editor) One Thousand Roads to Mecca is a collection of more than 20 accounts of the Hajj spanning ten centuries. The writers collected in this anthology reflect the geographic diversity of Islam. These pilgrims come from all over the world: Morocco, India, Persia, England, Italy, and the United States. They travel by boat and camel, on foot and horseback and, most recently, by airplane; many suffered all the hardships and dangers attached to a long pilgrimage of months or even years through deserts and over mountains, across lands populated by brigands and thieves. |
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The Hadj : An American's Pilgrimage to Mecca Michael Wolfe A convert to Islam describes his pilgrimage to Mecca, recounting his preparations for the trip, the significance of the pilgrimage, and his journey across Muslim North Africa. |
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