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    Hajj & The Art Of Pilgrimage (700-2000). The Khalili Collections include one of the largest and most important groups of works relating to hajj and the arts

    A copy of the Anis al-hujjaj (‘Companion for Pilgrims’) of Safi ibn Vali Pilgrim ships in the Sea of Oman Bell from the pilgrim ship Clytoneus Souvenir of the Grand Pilgrimage of two brothers Bronze camel Egyptian Family Passport, for pilgrims travelling by sea, for pilgrimage to Mecca The Mecca Caravan tinted steel engraving by Charles Cousen, State Bank of Pakistan Hajj pilgrim issue, specimen 10 rupees; serial number A/1 000000 State Bank of Pakistan – Haj Pilgrim issue, 10 rupees Reserve Bank of India – Haj Pilgrim issue, 100 rupees Reserve Bank of India – Haj Pilgrim issue, 10 rupees Journey to Mecca/ Mecca and the Hajj narrated by Gregory Morton, produced and directed by Marcel Ichac and Raymond Ruffin Golfe Arabique ou Mer Rouge by Jean Baptiste D’Anville Complete Egyptian mahmal with the tughra of Sultan ‘Abdulaziz and the name of the Khedive of Egypt, Isma‘il Pasha Complete Egyptian mahmal with the tughra Sultan Mahmud II and later re-used by Isma‘il Pasha, the Khedive of Egypt ‘The procession of the mahmal’ by Gio Colucci The Mahmal by Abdullah Frères Procession for the departure of the mahmal and kiswah; Complete Damascus mahmal with the tughra of Sultan Mehmed Khan IV The Damascus Mahmal Complete Damascus mahmal with the tughra of Sultan ‘Abdulhamid II The Mahmal Passing Through Cairo by Richard Dalton The Procession of the Mahmal The procession of the mahmal The Egyptian Mahmal on its Way to Mecca The Mahmals from Egypt and Damascus parading through the streets of Mecca Troisième voyage du sieur Paul Lucas, fait en M. DCCXIV, & c. par ordre de Louis XIV dans la Turquie, l’Asie, la Sourie, la Palestine, la Haute et la Basse Egypte, & c. ‘The return of the mahmal from Mecca to Cairo’ Wood engraving by R. Brendamour after a painting by Konstantin Makowsky Large brass tray with the procession of the Mahmal Streoscopic view: The Holy Carpet Parade before the departure of the pilgrims for Mecca The Egyptian mahmal, with the name of King Fu‘ad I; by Riyad Chihata Procession for the departure of the mahmal and the kiswah The Procession of the Mahmal and the Kiswah in Cairo Panoramic view of the city of Mecca Painting of Mecca Mecca depicted in a pilgrimage scroll Alexander visiting the Ka‘bah, a detached folio from an illustrated copy of the Shahnamah of Firdawsi Large watercolour painting of the courtyard of the Masjid al-Haram View of Mecca, most probably from a copy of al-Jazuli’s Dala’il al-khayrat Large metal tray with a view of Mecca Mecca tile Inscribed by its owner Etmekçi-zadeh Pasha View of the Courtyard of the Masjid al-haram from Snouck Hergronje’s Bilder aus Mekka The honoured Ka‘bah and the Meccan sanctuary’ by Sadiq Bey, the first photographer of Mecca and Medina Talismanic shirt inscribed with Qur’anic verses, the Asma’ al-Husna, and prayers written in a variety of scripts and colours, together with views of Mecca and Medina View of Mecca from Mouradgea d’Ohsson’s Tableau Général de l’Empire Ottoman Plan and view of the Holy Sanctuary at Mecca published by Thomas Tegg, Section from the kiswah of the Ka‘bah Sitarah for the door of the Ka‘bah ordered by Sultan Ahmad I Sitarah for the door of the Ka‘bah, embroidered on kiswah fabric presented by King Fahd Sitarah for the door of the Ka‘bah; ordered by Sultan ‘Abdulmajid I Bag for the key of the Ka‘bah Square panel (kardashiyyah) from the kiswah of the Ka‘bah Sitarah for the internal door of the Ka‘bah (Bab al-Tawbah); Section from the belt of the Ka‘bah Section from the internal kiswah of the Ka‘bah Sitarah for the door of the Ka‘bah commissioned by Sultan Mahmud II Calligraphic textile with Qur’anic verses and prayers, around a depiction of the Ka‘bah Mecca, the Ka‘bah and Jabal al-Nur by Safouh Izzat Naamani View of Mecca from a copy of al-Jazuli’s Dala’il al-khayrat Map of Arabia with, inset, a view of ‘The Temple of Mecca’ Miniature view on ivory of the sanctuary at Mecca The basmalah from the upper band of a sitarah for the door of the Ka‘bah Presentation drawing of a restoration inscription of the rain spout (mizab) of the Ka‘bah View of the Holy mosque, Mecca, carved wood on fabric ground Two pear-shaped comapcted earth/ dust from the Ka‘bah, in metal-edged glass case A pendant set with rocks gathered from Mecca and surrounding areas Certificate commemorating a visit to and prayers at the Prophet’s mosque in Medina Reverse-glass painting, with a general view of Medina The sanctuary at Medina by Sadiq Bey, the first photographer of Mecca and Medina General view of Medina by Sadic Bey, the first photographer of Mecca and Medina Shaykh of Medina and the aghawat of the Prophet’s chamber An illustrated album of architecture Fischer von Erlach, Johann Berhard, Leipzig Medina depicted in a pilgrimage scroll Firman relating to construction work undertaken in the Prophet’s mosque in Medina Section from a pilgrimage scroll View of the Prophet’s mosque at Medina on ivory View of the Prophet’s mosque at Medina on ivory Manuscript with a description of the Prophet’s mosque Concertina album with symbolic diagrams of the Prophet’s sandals An illustration of the Sufi saint Mian Mir praying at Medina View of Medina, most probably from a copy of al-Jazuli’s Dala’il al-khayrat View of Medina, from a copy of al-Jazuli’s Dala’il al-khayrat View of Medina, from a copy of al-Jazuli’s Dala’il al-khayrat al-Jazuli's Dala'il al-khayrat Decorative brass boss identical to bosses used on doors of the Prophet’s mosque in Medina Section of the curtain for the Prophet’s tomb chamber in Medina Sitarah for the mosque of the Prophet in Medina Sitarah for Bab Jibril in the Prophet’s Mosque at Medina Sitarah for the Prophet’s mosque in Medina Sitarah for the mosque of the Prophet in Medina; with the tughra and signature cartouche of Sultan Mahmud II Sitarah for the Prophet’s mosque in Medina Section from the curtain for the external wall of the Prophet’s tomb Sitarah for the Prophet’s mosque in Medina An Ottoman red-ground calligraphic panel silk lampas with silver thread, from a curtain for the (external) wall of the tomb of the Prophet The inner court of the Prophet’s mosque in Medina View of the outside of the Prophet’s tomb, from a copy of al-Jazuli’s Dala’il al-khayrat View of the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina, carved wood on fabric ground Veteran Craftsman from Dar al-Kiswah The Egyptian mahmal at the Dar al-Kiswah Diploma for a Gold Medal awarded to the ‘Administration du Tapis Sacré The employees of the Dar al-Kiswah Visit of the Minister of Religious Endowments, to Dar al-Kiswah The mahmal on its camel with its caretaker in front of the Dar al-Kiswah Medal awarded to Maslahat al-Kiswah al-Sharifah at the Agricultural & Industrial exhibition Artisans at work at Dar al-Kiswah Chinese calligraphic Ka‘bah scroll by Haji Noor Deen Model, in silver, of the collar around the black stone, by Ahmad Ibrahim Badr The black stone The Ka‘bah door Magnetism I – IV Limited edition, no. 43 of 45 of four etchings by Ahmad Mater Cast brass pilgrim flask with lid Large pilgrim flask Tombac pilgrim flask with screw-on lid and spout cover Two blue-and-white porcelain sealed ‘Zamzam’ water bottles Brown-glazed pilgrim flask with leather strap Pilgrims at ‘Arafat by Sadiq Bey, the first photographer of Mecca and Medina The pilgrims at Mount Arafat on the 9th day of dhu’l-Hijjah, by Etienne Dinet Mount ‘Arafat by Rustam Karimff, Orenburgh Muzdalifa by Safouh Izzat Naamani A copy of the Anis al-hujjaj (‘Companion for Pilgrims’) of Safi ibn Vali pilgrims at Muzdalifa Al-Safa The sa‘y between Safa and Marwa Al-jamrah al-Ula, Mina An illustrated copy of the Kitab futuh al-haramayn of Muhyi Lari An illustrated copy of the Kitab futuh al-haramayn of Muhyi Lari Kitab al-qira li-qasid umm al-qura of al-shaykh al-imam shaykh al-Hijaz Muhibb al-Din abi Ja‘far Ahmad al-Tabari al-Makki al-Shafi‘i (born 1218 AD) The fourth panel from the kiswah of Maqam Ibrahim, embroidered on a section of the kiswah of the Ka‘bah Ihram belt Pilgrims in ihram, studio photograph Photograph of Muhammad ‘Ali (Cassius Clay) in ihram Printed hajj certificate, with spaces for pilgrim’s and witnesses’ names and date Printed certificate by proxy Certificate of pilgrimage for al-Hajj ‘Abbas Kararah drawn by and registered in the name of ‘Abbas Kararah The well of Zamzam from ‘Ali Bey El-Abbassi, Travels of Ali Bey, in Morocco, Tripoli, Cyprus, Egypt, Arabia, Syria, and Turkey Qiblah compass, with a depiction of the Ka‘bah, Qiblah compass Qiblah compass with views of Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem Da’irat al-Mu‘addil, with a Depiction of the Ka‘bah Planispheric Astrolabe Qiblah compass in lacquer-painted wooden box and lid, interior with view of Mecca Station á El Kantara. Route des caravanes de la Mecque The caravans from Mecca A pilgrim waiting with his luggage, possibly at Suez French, Senegalese pilgrims from Dakar at Orly Airport, Paris, in transit on their way to Jeddah Damas, départ de la caravane pour la Mecque Blue-print map of the Hijaz railway line between Damascus and Medina, and Dar‘a to Hayfa Album with 50 photographs of the Hijaz railway The Caravan to Mecca. The Halt in the Desert; a toy theatre set in its original box A ‘passport’ issued by the Government of Italian Somalia, for travel to Mecca Counterfoil of Passport issued to a ship’s captain travelling to the Hijaz Curtain for the Minbar (Pulpit) of the Holy Sanctuary at Mecca Chinese Scroll Privacy Policy How to navigate the Hajj Sphere about-us Legal Notice