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Al-Hajj is the
22nd chapter (
surah) of the
Quran, describing the pilgrimage to
Mecca known as the
Hajj. This Chinese scroll in ink, watercolour and gold on paper was produced in the second half of the 19th century, contains the full text of the chapter in Arabic, and is now part of the
Khalili Collection of Hajj and the Arts of Pilgrimage. Almost five metres (16 feet) in length, the scroll's illustrations include a map entitled "Routes of the Hajj", a view of the
Great Wall of China, and views of Mecca and
Medina, as well as diagrammatic depictions of the stations of pilgrimage and Jerusalem, including the
Kaaba. The illustrations are captioned in Chinese.Calligraphy credit: 'Abdallah; photographed by the
Khalili Collections
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user page. This is not an encyclopedia article or the talk page for an encyclopedia article. If you find this page on any site other than Wikipedia, you are viewing a mirror site. Be aware that the page may be outdated and that the user whom this page is about may have no personal affiliation with any site other than Wikipedia. The original page is located at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Importemps. |
| en | This user is a native speaker of the English language. |
|
|
| This user is interested in architecture. |
|
| This user enjoys classical music. |
|
| This user enjoys chess. |
| This user is interested in geopolitics. |
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| This user is interested in the history of the United States. |
Al-Hajj is the
22nd chapter (
surah) of the
Quran, describing the pilgrimage to
Mecca known as the
Hajj. This Chinese scroll in ink, watercolour and gold on paper was produced in the second half of the 19th century, contains the full text of the chapter in Arabic, and is now part of the
Khalili Collection of Hajj and the Arts of Pilgrimage. Almost five metres (16 feet) in length, the scroll's illustrations include a map entitled "Routes of the Hajj", a view of the
Great Wall of China, and views of Mecca and
Medina, as well as diagrammatic depictions of the stations of pilgrimage and Jerusalem, including the
Kaaba. The illustrations are captioned in Chinese.Calligraphy credit: 'Abdallah; photographed by the
Khalili Collections