Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah


Book Description

Posing as a wandering dervish, Burton gained admittance to the holy Kaabah and to the tomb of the prophet at Medina and participated in all the rituals of the Hadj (pilgrimage).
















Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah, Volume One


Book Description

Posing as a wandering dervish, Burton gained admittance to the holy Kaabah and to the tomb of the prophet at Medina and participated in all the rituals of the Hadj (pilgrimage).




Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah


Book Description

Reproduction of the original: Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah by Richard F. Burton




Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah


Book Description

Burton's account of traveling to Mecca in disguise in 1853. The trip was extremely dangerous, and several times he was close to being discovered; he had to learn a great deal of particular social customs, Islamic ritual, and etiquette.