|
Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > Religious buildings
|
Buy Now
Al Astar: Slipcase Set (Arabic Edition) (Hardcover)
Loot Price: R4,493
Discovery Miles 44 930
You Save: R1,392
(24%)
|
|
|
Al Astar: Slipcase Set (Arabic Edition) (Hardcover)
Expected to ship within 9 - 15 working days
|
The Mosque in Mecca, arranged around the central Ka’ba, is the
holiest site in Islam. Mecca is the birthplace of the Prophet
Mohammed. The Ka’ba was constructed on a site of a temple from a
pre-Islamic period. The city of Mecca has grown over the centuries
like its counterpart, Madinah, where the Prophet died in the
seventh century. Mecca now accommodates as many as tens of
thousands of pilgrims in a single day. The site is the point of
pilgrimage to which pilgrims travel from across the world in the
annual Hajj, a key point in Islamic spiritual life. The Ka’ba is
a symbol of unity, a structure of the greatest geometrical
simplicity containing a single door. It is, however, considered to
be feminine in gender and is draped in a covering of black cloth
known as Al Astar to protect its modesty. This cloth, woven with
gold, is replaced every year with a special ceremony. On this one
day, the Ka’ba is left exposed and unveiled. Adel Alquraishi, a
Saudi photographer from Riyadh, had established his reputation with
the authorities of the Great Mosque in Mecca with his work on the
Guardians of the Mosque in Madinah, published in 2020 as The
Guardians. In parallel with that great book, the authorities of the
Great Mosque in Mecca have enabled Adel Alquraishi to photograph
the Ka’ba, the epicentre of Islam, in its undraped state.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
