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1 day ago · Hajj (/ h ɑː dʒ /; Arabic: حَجّ, romanized: Ḥajj; also spelled Hadj, Haj or Haji) is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest city for Muslims.Hajj is a mandatory religious duty for Muslims that must be carried out at least once in their lifetime by all adult Muslims who are physically and financially capable of undertaking the journey, and of supporting their ...
- Annual
- Saudi Arabia
- Active
- Mecca
1 day ago · The Alhambra ( / ælˈhæmbrə /, Spanish: [aˈlambɾa]; Arabic: الْحَمْرَاء, romanized : al-ḥamrāʼ ) is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Andalusia, Spain. It is one of the most famous monuments of Islamic architecture and one of the best-preserved palaces of the historic Islamic world, in addition to containing ...
- Cultural: i, iii, iv
- Granada, Spain
1 day ago · Hagia Sophia ( lit. ' Holy Wisdom '; Turkish: Ayasofya; Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, romanized : Hagía Sofía; Latin: Sancta Sapientia ), officially the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque (Turkish: Ayasofya-i Kebir Cami-i Şerifi ), [3] is a mosque, a former church, and a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey.
- 82 m (269 ft)
5 days ago · The photos in this chapter (pp. 260–3) give a great sense of the variety of ways in which Hajj accounts are presented visually in the region. Chapter twelve, ‘Remembering devotion’, is a powerfully evocative final chapter where the pilgrims’ voices from Tagliacozzo’s travels across the region take centre stage.
3 days ago · Saudi Arabia, arid, sparsely populated kingdom of the Middle East. It is ruled by the Saud family, which in the 18th century entered an alliance with the austere and conservative Wahhābī Islamic movement. Mohammed bin Salman, the forceful crown prince, is the de facto ruler, acting on behalf of his elderly father King Salman. Saudi Arabia ...
6 days ago · This list represents but a selection of the various catalogues available online for collections of Islamic manuscripts, organized mainly by collection location.. Included are digitized versions of print catalogues - some searchable, some available for download, some not - and electronic catalogues of varying complexity supporting search and browse.
5 days ago · In this lesson, students explore and understand the basic beliefs of Islam as well as the Five Pillars that guide Muslims in their daily life: belief, worship, fasting, almsgiving, and pilgrimage. The Five Pillars of Islam. Islam, Judaism, and Christianity are three of the world’s great monotheistic faiths.
