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Tracing the history behind the rise of the Islamic world's great pilgrimages to Mecca and Medina, this account proceeds from the earliest traditions to the fall of the Ottoman Empire. From there the discussion turns to the short-lived Hashemite Kingdom and the establishment of the writ of the Saud over the two Holy Cities in 1925. An appreciation of a powerful cultural and religious phenomenon, this beautiful book draws on the firsthand accounts of historians and travelers, many of them eyewitnesses, to breathe life into the scenarios described. A spectacular photo essay by the granddaughter of the late King Faisal, Princess Reem Faisal, is also included.

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Uses the single lens of the pilgrimage and the holy cities of Mecca and Medina to look deep into the history of Islamic civilization. Not only scholars but all who are interested in how Islamic religion and culture have exerted power and fascination down through the centuries of intricate Muslim social and political history will benefit from this book. --Frank Vogel, professor of Islamic legal studies, Harvard Law School

Insight into many a valuable and fascinating detail on the Islamic world as a whole, on the rise of Islam and splendour of its civilization, as well as the factors that led to its regression and backslide. . . . The book offers the reader an inspiring review of the various aspects of cultural life in the two Holy Cities across the centuries, based on authentic journals of contemporary [to each period] travelers and expeditions --Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, secretary general of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC)

[This book] uses the single lens of the pilgrimage and the holy cities of Mecca and Medina to look deep into the history of Islamic civilization. Not only scholars but all who are interested in how Islamic religion and culture have exerted power and fascination down through the centuries of intricate Muslim social and political history will benefit from this book. -- Professor Frank Vogel, Islamic Legal Studies, Harvard Law School [This book] uses the single lens of the pilgrimage and the holy cities of Mecca and Medina to look deep into the history of Islamic civilization. Not only scholars but all who are interested in how Islamic religion and culture have exerted power and fascination down through the centuries of intricate Muslim social and political history will benefit from this book. --Professor Frank Vogel, Islamic Legal Studies, Harvard Law School Insight into many a valuable and fascinating detail on the Islamic world as a whole, on the rise of Islam and splendour of its civilization, as well as the factors that led to its regression and backslide. . . . The book offers the reader an inspiring review of the various aspects of cultural life in the two Holy Cities across the centuries, based on authentic journals of contemporary [to each period] travelers and expeditions --Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, secretary general of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Uses the single lens of the pilgrimage and the holy cities of Mecca and Medina to look deep into the history of Islamic civilization. Not only scholars but all who are interested in how Islamic religion and culture have exerted power and fascination down through the centuries of intricate Muslim social and political history will benefit from this book. --Frank Vogel, professor of Islamic legal studies, Harvard Law School An inspiring review of the various aspects of cultural life in the two Holy Cities across the centuries, based on authentic journals of contemporary [to each period] travelers and expeditions. --Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, secretary general, Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC)

"An inspiring review of the various aspects of cultural life in the two Holy Cities across the centuries, based on authentic journals of contemporary [to each period] travelers and expeditions."""" - Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, secretary general, Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) """"Uses the single lens of the pilgrimage and the holy cities of Mecca and Medina to look deep into the history of Islamic civilization. Not only scholars but all who are interested in how Islamic religion and culture have exerted power and fascination down through the centuries of intricate Muslim social and political history will benefit from this book."""" - Frank Vogel, professor of Islamic legal studies, Harvard Law School"

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Sultan Ghalib al-Quaiti was the last ruler of the Quaiti state, Hadhramaut, which is presently known as South Yemen.

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