Travels in Arabia: Comprehending an Account of Those Territories in Hadjaz which the Mohammedans Regard as Sacred, Volume 2H. Colburn, 1829 - Arabian Peninsula |
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... stones along the whole route , and was the first Khalife who carried snow with him , to cool sherbet on the road , in which he was imitated by many of his successors . Haroun el Rasheid , who performed the pilgrimage nine times , spent ...
... stones along the whole route , and was the first Khalife who carried snow with him , to cool sherbet on the road , in which he was imitated by many of his successors . Haroun el Rasheid , who performed the pilgrimage nine times , spent ...
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... stone tank was built to supply it with water . I have seen the route of an Indian pilgrim caravan , laid down in several maps as start- ing from Maskat , and coming by Nedjed to Mekka ; but I could obtain no information respecting it ...
... stone tank was built to supply it with water . I have seen the route of an Indian pilgrim caravan , laid down in several maps as start- ing from Maskat , and coming by Nedjed to Mekka ; but I could obtain no information respecting it ...
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... stone , and plain , coarse shawls , manufactured in their own country ; the Indians , the numerous productions of their rich and extensive region ; the people of Yemen , snakes for the Persian pipes , sandals , and various other works ...
... stone , and plain , coarse shawls , manufactured in their own country ; the Indians , the numerous productions of their rich and extensive region ; the people of Yemen , snakes for the Persian pipes , sandals , and various other works ...
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... stone steps lea 1 up to the top , and a broad unpaved path , on the western , over rude masses of granite , with which its declivity is covered . After mounting about forty steps , we find a spot a little on the left , called Modaa ...
... stone steps lea 1 up to the top , and a broad unpaved path , on the western , over rude masses of granite , with which its declivity is covered . After mounting about forty steps , we find a spot a little on the left , called Modaa ...
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... pilgrims make four prostrations in memory of the prophet . Several large reservoirs lined with stone are dispersed over the plain ; two or three are close to the foot of Arafat , and there are 42 THE HADJ , OR PILGRIMAGE .
... pilgrims make four prostrations in memory of the prophet . Several large reservoirs lined with stone are dispersed over the plain ; two or three are close to the foot of Arafat , and there are 42 THE HADJ , OR PILGRIMAGE .
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