Print depicting the Ka'aba ( Kaaba ) in Mecca 1930-1950 Indian India ( Religious picture of the Kaaba, the Muslim shrine in Mecca ) Hejaz in Saudi Arabia
Religious picture with a picture of the Kaaba, the Muslim shrine in Mecca. The illustration shows the Kaaba and the mosque was built around it. On the cloth that covers the Kaaba (kiswa) a Koran text is displayed; "The first house that was neeergezet for the people is that in Bakka (ie Mecca), blessed it and a guidance for the worlds" (Qur'an 3:96). On the square at the Kaaba to see different buildings. The large building houses the well of Zamzam in the small building (maqam Ibrahim) is a stone with the footprints of Prophet Ibrahim who built the Kaaba. Besides the two buildings is a minbar (pulpit) and see a gate. The gate (Bab as-Salam) marks the traditional access to the tawaf, making it part of the square where the pilgrims circumambulating the Kaaba. Furthermore, the stone on which Ibrahim wanted to sacrifice his son Isma'il shown. In the corners of the picture in circles a few other places visited are displayed during the Hajj with a statement in Urdu. From right to left: the plain of Arafah, Mina and Muzdalifa. In addition to the image of Muzdalifa is a text in Urdu. Right corner of the picture is shown the 'mountain of light'. The print is as a decoration hung in shops and houses.
Size: 4998px × 3684px
Photo credit: © Peter Horree / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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