Islam Collection (page 24)

The Holy Carpet carried to Mecca
The start of the great annual Mohammedan pilgrimage with the holy carpet to the sacred Kaaba shrine in Mecca. The carpet is said to be the actual one on which the Prophet Mohammed prayed and is 1

A mosque in Egypt -- possibly in Cairo, where there are many

Turkey proclaims the Holy War
Tukey pronounces the Holy War in front of the Fatih Camii Mosque (built by Atik Sinan under instruction from Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror) in Istanbul

Christian propaganda postcard
A postcard depicting the Ayasofya Mosque with a fascinating inset picture showing the Turkish crescent shoe stamping on the Christian cross and on the reverse of the card the caption reads

Aya Sofya in Moonlight - Constantinople
The Hagia Sophia Mosque in Moonlight with the Hippodrome (and associated obelisks) in the foreground

Granada, Spain - The Alhambra Mosque
The Alhambra Palace Mosque, Granada, Spain

Manisa on the Meander, Turkey - the grand Mosque
The Grand Mosque at Manisa (Magnesia), Turkey. On the Meander River - from which the word meander comes from

Ramadan Crowd, Delhi
A huge crowd of Muslim pilgrims gathered outside Delhi Mosque, India on the last day of Ramadan

Turkish Sheikh
Ibrahim Effendi Ravuji, sheikh of the howling dervishes

Mendicant Dervishes
Mendicant dervishes of central Asia

Pilgrims at Istanbul
The sacred camel leaves the Sultans palace at Istanbul, bearing gifts for the shrine of the prophet at Mecca

Doseh Ceremony
At the Doseh, or treading ceremony, held on Mohammeds birthday, sufi devotees prostrate themselves while their sheikh rides over them on his horse

Pilgrims at Medina. (from the first photograph ever taken !)

Pilgrims at Damascus
Pilgrims leaving Damascus for Mecca : the procession of the Mahwal with the Holy Carpet

Traveling Dervish
Traveling dervish

Pilgrim Camp
Mecca pilgrims camp in Egypt before taking boat down the Red Sea to their destination

Mecca Pilgrims Cairo
Pilgrims leave Cairo for Mecca

DERVISHES
Two dervishes

Moslem Fanatics
Moslem fanatics at the Mohurrum festival : they have inflicted all kinds of physical injuries on their bodies as signs of their devotion

EDOMITE
An Edomite, member of a Semitic people inhabiting Jordan or thereabouts, convert to Islam

Whirling Dervish
Dervish or Turkish monk who turns by devotion - a whirling dervish

Moslem & Christian
The Sheikh-ul-Islam and the patriarch of the Greek Orthodox church meet in Istanbul to discuss matters of mutual interest

Indian Dervish
Indian dervish

Pilgrims at Sea
Mecca pilgrims travel by boat from Egypt to Arabia on the Red Sea

Pilgrims in Desert
A caravan of Mecca pilgrims crosses the desert

Pilgrims at Suez
A caravan of Mecca pilgrims crosses a bridge at Suez

Pilgrims Resting
Mecca pilgrims resting in the course of their journey

Dervish Prior
Prieur d un couvent de dervis - principal priest of a dervish community

Returning Mecca Pilgrims
Pilgrims returning from Mecca on board an Austrian Lloyd steamship

Mecca Pilgrims at Alex
Pilgrims camp at Alexandria on their way to Mecca

Moslem, Christian and Jew
A Moslem meets with a Jew and an Arian monk named Sergius, to discuss their differing beliefs

Dervish Water Carrier
Saka, a dervish who carries water for the townspeople, giving it free as a sign of charity

Moslem Devotee
An Abdul, Santon or Kalender, member of a sect of Moslem devotees

Pilgrim Procession
The Sacred Camel, carrying gifts from the Sultan, leaves Istanbul for Mecca accompanied by a cohort of pilgrims

Islam - Santon
Santon, Calender or Abdal, member of an Islamic devotional sect

Al-Mohurram Festival
The Al-Mohurram festival in India : the procession passes through the streets, headed by an elephant

Islamic Iman
An IMAN, minister of a mosque Date: 1731

Moslems at Prayer
A group of Moslem men turn towards Mecca and pray, in various attitudes

Arab at Prayer
An Arab traveler hobbles his camel while he pauses in his journey to turn towards Mecca and perform his midday prayers

Astrakhan Prayers
Tartar merchants of Astrakhan (Russia) at prayer before a kind of suspended altar containing figures, contrary to Islamic teachings

Al-Mohurrum Festival
The festival of Al-Mohurrum (or Mohurram). (See also Islam/Processions)

Moslems at Mosque
Before entering a mosque at Istanbul, Turkey, worshippers remove their shoes and wash their feet

Persian Mollah
A Persian mollah, or priest

Womens Room in Mosque
Women are permitted to worship in the mosques : separate rooms are provided for them, as here in the Abd-el-Rahman mosque at Algiers

Turks at Prayer - 1
The various postures of the Turks at their prayers - 1 of 2

Islamic Iman - 2
A Turkish Iman

Turks at Prayer - 2
The various postures of the Turks at their prayers - 2 of 2

Moslem at Prayer
A moslem at prayer. Note that he has taken off his slippers

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