Transporting the Mahmal to Mecca
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Transporting the Mahmal to Mecca
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 and an expensively-made carpet which was intended to cover the tomb of the Prophet at Medina. Mamluk Sultan Baybars introduced it in 1266 CE. As rulers of Egypt, the Ottoman Empire Sultans continued this tradition. Date: circa 1920
Media ID 7189931
© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Cairo Camel Carpet Ceremony Empty Hajj Islam Islamic Jedda Jeddah Jidda Jiddah Koran Litter Mahmal Mecca Medina Mohammed Muhammed Muslim Pilgrimage Prophet Quran Tomb Transporting
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