Mecca Collection (page 3)

Depiction of Masjid al-Haram Mosque in Mecca. In the centre, the Kabba, the cube-shaped building where the Black Stone is kept. Islamic art. Ceramics. EGYPT. Cairo. Museum of Islamic Arts

Mecca. Manuscript from the 17th century. Islamic art.; Persian art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. Paris. National Library

Newly born Muhammed is presented to the monk Abd el Muttalib and to the inhabitants of the Mecca. Islamic art. Miniature Painting

Mecca. From: Histoire gnrale des crmonies, moeurs, et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde. Date: 1741

India - The Prayer
Two Indian Muslim men at prayer Date: circa 1907

Mecca Ka-Aba
The black stone of the Ka aba at Mecca, the focus of Moslem pilgrims devotion. Date: circa 1860

Lebanon - Dervish Centre and Mosque
Beirut, Lebanon - Dervish Centre and Mosque for pilgrims en route to Mecca for the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Date: circa 1910

Street Entertainer
A street entertainer performs a trick involving a tartan bag and a wooden box, much to the amusement of the tourists in Leicester Square, where Doctor Zhivago is on at the cinema! Date: 1966

Interior of a mosque - Turkey Date: circa 1900

Transporting the Mahmal to Mecca onboard a British ship from Cairo to Jeddah - on pilgrimage to Mecca. The Egyptian Mahmal was an empty camel litter containing the Quran

Damascus, Syria - Chouhada Square
Damascus, Syria - Saahat El-Chouhada/ Place des Martyrs / Martyrs Square. The monument pictured is one erected by the Turks to commemorate the opening of Hijaz Railway

Praying in the Desert
A Moslem prays in the desert, his face towards Mecca, while his camel waits patiently Date: circa 1905

Racial / Arabs / Damascus
Two women from DAMASCUS, SYRIA, with between them a woman from the neighbourhood of MECCA, ARABIA Date: late 19th century

Road to Mecca - Camels and Pilgrims. A beggar sits at the roadside, offered alms by a passing child

Egypt - Bridge for Mecca-bound caravan trains
Egypt - Bridge of boat pontoons across the Suez Canal for the caravan trains bound for Mecca

Arabs from Mecca. The man on the left holds a tesbih, a string of beads which can be counted off to match the 99 Names of God

Imam at prayer inside the Ayasofya
Imam at prayer inside the famed Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya) in Constantinople. Architects of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul were Anthemius of Tralles and Isadorus of Miletus

Algerian Fantasy card depicting Mecca

Women departing on Pilgrimage
Turkish women in Mostar, Bosnia Herzegovina, heading off on pilgrimage to Mecca wearing all-enveloping black burkas. Their children are wishing them farewell in the top-rght inset image

The Holy Carpet
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

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

The Holy Carpet, before its journey to Mecca
A Holy Carpet, embroidered with texts from the Koran, photographed shortly before its journey to Mecca from Cairo where it was woven

Pilgrims to Mecca in Ihram Clothing, mid-19th century
Engraving showing the typical garb worn by pilgrims to Mecca in the mid-19th century. Ihram is the intention to perform Hajj or Umrah and show devotion to Allah

Sir Richard Francis Burton disguised as a Pathan, c. 1853
Engraving of Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890), the English explorer, linguist and diplomat, disguised as a Pathan, c.1853

Jordan / Aqaba
A caravan from Mecca enters the fortress of Aqaba

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Camel & Praying Man 1920
A camel waits patiently while his rider kneels and prays in the desert, his face towards Mecca

Holy Carpet Returns
The Holy Carpet returns across the desert to Cairo, after making the pilgrimage to Mecca

Saudi Arabia / Mecca 1882
Mecca, Court of the Ka aba: overall view of the Holy Places, with thousands of pilgrims

Prayer in the Desert
PRAYER IN THE DESERT Two men pray towards Mecca, while their companions (their womenfolk ?) wait patiently on their camels

WWI / 1916 / MECCA
Arabia : the sons of the Sherif of Mecca drive the Turks from the Holy Places of Islam

Stoning the Great Devil
Pilgrims Stoning the great Devil

Holy Carpet in Cairo
The Holy Carpet is carried in procession through the streets of Cairo, after making the pilgrimage to Mecca

Holy Carpet Arrives
The Holy Carpet arrives back in Cairo after making the pilgrimage to Mecca

Holy Carpet Procession
The Holy Carpet is carried to Mecca, where it is blest, and then carried back to Cairo

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