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The triple themes of this book - migration, pilgrimage and travel in Islam - are as old as the religion itself. The Prophet Muhammad made his famous archetypal "Hijra" (migration) from Mecca to Medina in 622 AD, a year which became the Year 1 of the Muslim lunar calendar; the "Hajj" (pilgrimage) of Farewell enacted by the Prophet in 632 AD provided the paradigm for all future pilgrimages to the sacred Ka'ba in Mecca; while a much quoted hadith portrays the Founder of Islam counselling his followers that they should seek knowledge even as far as China. The concept of "Rihla" (travel) in search…
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7 editions- Other · English · 2017Taylor & Francis Group · 9781138405950
- Other · English · 2005Taylor & Francis Group · 9781135799281
- Other · English · 2005Taylor & Francis Group · 9780203985694
- Other · English · 2005Taylor & Francis Group · 9781135799236
- Other · English · 2005Taylor & Francis Group · 9781135799274
- Other · English · 2005Taylor & Francis Group · 193 pages · 9781135799250
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