Mumbai to Mecca

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  • Author: Ilija Trojanow
  • Publisher: Haus Publishers Ltd
  • Catalogue: 143644
  • Size: 17x13cm
“Mumbai to Mecca” is an incredible travelogue, reminiscent of the journeys written by such travellers as Richard Burton, who saw Mecca, but through different eyes, and with a different faith.

'From the first very first moment they realize that the Hajj - the pilgrimage to Mecca - is among the duties of each and every Muslim - the faithful long to go.' This is how it was for Ilija Trojanow, when he donned the ihram, the two white wraps of light terry cloth, the traditional garb of the pilgrim, and boarded a plane in Mumbai to fly to Jeddah. He joined hundreds of thousands of Muslims, who each year go on the Hajj. In the three short weeks of his spiritual journey he witnessed a tradition dating back over one thousand years.

This experience, though shared by many millions, is a very personal one and his account of it is moving and enlightening. It makes the Hajj accessible to non-Muslims, barred from the holy sites of Islam, and thereby is a valuable contribution to inter-cultural understanding and inter-faith dialogue.