Moslem Collection

Alexandria Library
Scholars examine the scrolls of the library of Alexandria, the greatest collection of the ancient world, burnt in 47 and finally destroyed by Moslem general Amrou 22 December 640

Masjid Al Haram, Mecca
Traditionally inaugurated by Abraham, the Masjid al-Haram at Mecca, for Moslems the holiest place on Earth, houses the Ka aba containing a black meteorite venerated by Islam. Date: BCE - present

Saladin, Sultan of Egypt and Syria
Salah Ad-Din Yusuf Ibn Ayyub, known as Saladin, Muslim Sultan of Egypt and Syria (reigned 1174-1193)

Dolmabahce Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey, with warships of the Turkish navy on the Bosphorus in the background. 1930s

Map of Third Crusade and Childrens Crusade
Map of the Third Crusade and the Childrens Crusade, showing various routes and territories. Date: 1190

Bedouin woman with face tattoos outside her tent, Syria
Portrait of middle aged Bedouin woman with face tattoos outside her tent in the Syrian desert in Syria. She looks directly at the camera Date: 2005

A Bedouin shepherd on a donkey leads his flock, Syria
A Bedouin shepherd on a donkey leads his flock of sheep in a long line across the empty wastes of the Syrian desert in Syria Date: 2005

Bedouin men in tent in Syrian desert, one plays a rababah
Two Bedouin men in tent in Syrian desert. Both sit on a carpet. One of them plays a rababah, or rebab, a goat skin string instrument Date: circa 1995

Portrait of middle aged Syrian Bedouin woman with tattoos
Portrait of middle aged Bedouin woman with face tattoos in Syria. She looks directly at the camera Date: 2005

Sheikh Abdul Qadir Gilani's tomb, Baghdad, Iraq. Date: circa 1918

Sheikh Omar's tomb and mosque, Baghdad, Iraq
Sheikh Omar Al-Sahrawardi tomb and mosque, Baghdad, Iraq. Date: 1910s

Tomb of Sheikh Maruf Karkhi, Baghdad, Iraq
Tomb of Sheikh Maruf Karkhi (Abu Mahfuz Maruf Ibn Firuz al-Karkhi, c.750/760-c.815-820), in the Moslem Cemetery, Baghdad, Iraq. Date: circa 1920

Israel. Jerusalem. Muslim cemetery. The Mount of Olives, at background

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Tomb of a Moslem saint, Ramla, Western Israel
Tomb of a Moslem saint in the city of Ramla (Ramlah, Ramle, Remle), Western Israel. Date: 1920s

Tomb of Abakh Hoja, Kashgar, western China
The tomb of Abakh Hoja (also known as the Tomb of Xiangfei) in Kashgar, western China. It served as the family tomb of Abakh Hoja

Arches in Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba, Spain
Arches in the Cathedral of Cordoba, also called The Great Mosque of Cordoba, an Islamic mosque in Cordoba, Spain, converted into a Christian cathedral. Date: circa 1920s

The Pearl Mosque at Agra, India. Date: circa 1900s

Bara Imambara - Asfi Mosque, Lucknow, India. Date: circa 1900s

Masjid Mosque at Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, India. 19th century

Englishman sitting smoking a hookah, India
Englishman sitting smoking a hookah, approached by a Muslim greeting him with Salaam. 1835

The At-Meidan racecourse and pillars, Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey, with the Mosque of Sultan Ahmed in the background. Date: 1840

Mosque of Wazir Khan, Lahore, India
The Mosque of Wazir Khan, Lahore, India (now in Pakistan), built in the 17th century. 1856

Annual procession of the Holy Carpet, Cairo, Egypt
Annual procession of the Holy Carpet (Kisweh) with Mahmal, Cairo, Egypt, before its journey to Mecca. Date: 1922

Islamic dervish or holy man, Cairo, Egypt
Islamic dervish or holy man, sitting in the courtyard of a mosque in Cairo, Egypt. Date: 1922

Schoolmaster of Bimbuku, Gold Coast, West Africa
Muslim schoolmaster of Bimbuku, Gold Coast (then part of the British Empire), West Africa, wearing what is claimed to be Manchester cotton. 1922

Man with two wives, Lokoja, Nigeria, West Africa
Abigah (Abigel), son of the King of Lokoja, with his two wives, Lokoja, Nigeria, West Africa. 1922

Group of Mullahs, Bukhara, Uzbekistan, Central Asia
A group of mullahs with their books, wearing patterned vestments in the panelled lecture room of a mosque in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, Central Asia. Date: 1922

Shia Moslem leader, Southern Arabia
Shia Moslem leader, Seyid Mustapha el Idrisi, Southern Arabia. He is claimed to be a descendant of Fatima, Mahomets daughter, who married the martyred Ali. 1922

Wall of Moorish tiles with Arabic writing, unknown location. Date: circa 1900s

SHIITES IN ECSTASY
Shiite Moslem fanatics mutilate themselves in a state of ecstasy during the pilgrimage to Kerbela, Iran Date: 1909

Ecstatic Moslems
MOSLEM FANATICS At the Mohurrum Festival, Iran, devotees mutilate themselves while in a state of ecstasy Date: 1913

Portrait of mature Bedhouin Syrian woman with facial tattoos. She wears a a pointed woollen hat Date: 2005

Two elderly muslim men dress after washing, Istanbul, Turkey
Two elderly muslim men dress after washing themselves outside a mosque in Istanbul, Turkey Date: 1984

Mosque El-Djedid, Algiers, Algeria, with the consular building on the right. Date: circa 1910s

Chania (Kania) Mosque, Old Town, Crete. Date: circa 1920

Three Nawabs, India. The Nawab was a high-status Muslim. Date: circa 1890s

A Bohra merchant, Bombay (Mumbai), India, belonging to the Gujarati-speaking Muslim community. Date: circa 1890s

Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, The Mad Mullah
Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, Somali religious and nationalist leader, nicknamed The Mad Mullah by the British. He was a Moslem fanatic, claiming to be the incarnation of Mahomet

Golden Domes of Al-Kadhimiya Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq
Golden Domes of Al-Kadhimiya (Khadimain) Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq. Date: circa 1920

Maidan Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq. Date: circa 1910s

Grey Street, Durban, Natal Province, South Africa, with the Indian Mosque in the distance (left). Date: 1906

Israel. Jerusalem. Church of Saint Anne. Old City. Exterior
Israel. Jerusalem. Old City. Muslim Quarter. Via Dolorosa. Church of Saint Anne. Birthplace of Virgin Mary. Exterior. Detail

View of Nablus, Palestine, West Bank
View of Nablus (Nabulus), Palestine, West Bank. Date: 1920s

Jama Masjid, Delhi, India
Jama Masjid, the principal mosque of Old Delhi, India. Date: circa 1890s

The Dome of the Rock, Temple Mount, Jerusalem, Israel. Date: circa 1870

Bohra women, Bombay (Mumbai), India
Two young Bohra women of Bombay (Mumbai), India. They belong to the Gujarati-speaking Muslim community. Date: circa 1890s

Arabs at a water fountain in Algiers, Algeria
Two arabs drawing water at a fountain in the Kasbah, Algiers, Algeria. The wall above the fountain is ornately decorated with tiled patterns

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