{"product_id":"the-hajj-the-muslim-pilgrimage-to-mecca-and-the-holy-places-9780691026190","title":"The Hajj: The Muslim Pilgrimage to Mecca and the Holy Places","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Francis Edward Peters\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Islam - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the duties God imposes upon every Muslim capable of doing so is a pilgrimage to the holy places in and around Mecca in Arabia. Not only is it a religious ritual filled with blessings for the millions who make the journey annually, but it is also a social, political, and commercial experience that for centuries has set in motion a flood of travelers across the world's continents. Whatever its outcome--spiritual enrichment, cultural exchange, financial gain or ruin--the road to Mecca has long been an exhilarating human adventure. By collecting the firsthand accounts of these travelers and shaping their experiences into a richly detailed narrative, F. E. Peters here provides an unparalleled literary history of the central ritual of Islam from its remote pre-Islamic origins to the end of the Hashimite Kingdom of the Hijaz in 1926.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47614817075351,"sku":"9780691026190","price":6961.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780691026190.webp?v=1775096651","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-hajj-the-muslim-pilgrimage-to-mecca-and-the-holy-places-9780691026190","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}