PHOTOS OF PILGRIMS FROM 10 COUNTRIES DURING HAJJ IN 1880

abgsedapmalam · Post time 16-10-2014 12:56 PM

FASCINATING PHOTOS OF PILGRIMS FROM 10 COUNTRIES DURING HAJJ IN 1880

These fascinating photos from 1880 feature pilgrims from 10 countries during Hajj. Back then, before the advent of modern transport such as commercial air travel, the journey to Hajj was far more difficult and perilous and these pilgrims would have undertaken journeys of weeks or months to reach Makkah.

An interesting observation about these photos is the different clothing the pilgrims are wearing reflecting the customs of their place of origin. However during Hajj, such nationalities disappear as each person wears two pieces of un-stitched clothing making it difficult to identify their nationality. Hajj brings all nations and peoples together where the young, the old, the poor and the rich stand before Allah as equals.

These photos were taken when the Ottoman caliphate still existed and pilgrims were able to travel hassle free without passports and visas through borderless lands.

Basra, Iraq

Baghdad, Iraq

Aceh, Indonesia

Sumatra, Indonesia

Bahrain

Zanzibar

Yemen

Morocco

India

Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Makkah

Malaysia

Photos courtesy of: Museum of Islamic Art (MIA), Qatar

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mattzzx · Post time 16-10-2014 01:57 PM

Kemas juga pakaian dari malaysia ni...

cikmi · Post time 16-10-2014 02:08 PM

siapakah rakyat malaysia yg bertuah itu?

pjade · Post time 16-10-2014 02:29 PM

Malaysia?? Awat ghuper tak macam orang Malaysia pun? And ada ke Malaysia time 1880s???

mahalnya · Post time 16-10-2014 10:26 PM

pjade posted on 16-10-2014 02:29 PM
Malaysia?? Awat ghuper tak macam orang Malaysia pun? And ada ke Malaysia time 1880s???

dia maksud kn tanah melayu kot

mbhcsf · Post time 17-10-2014 05:16 AM

i wonder macam mana datuk saya dok sana circa 1899--- . ?? Datuk meninggal back in 1943, tak sempat melihat my father  berjalan pun....but his childhood was spent in Mecca.

i wonder  macam  mana ye ...he was ..

macam  mana  ye kekanak kat Mecca back in 1890s ?? probably ... or 1900

ade tak photos?