⭐ Hajj in 1860s: How the journey was // Rare pics from 1885 ⭐

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Hajj in 1860s: How the journey was for Indian pilgrims    MUST READ  We share an excerpt from a well-cited book (see reference) that shows how a typical Hajj journey was for Indian pilgrims in the 1860s during British rule. Continue Reading Hajj in 1885: Old & Rare Pictures of the Pilgrimage These rare – perhaps the oldest existing – pictures have been attributed to Makkan photographer Abdul Ghaffar and Dutchman Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje who had come to Makkah and embraced Islam. (Archived by Leiden University Library) Continue Reading

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