{"product_id":"the-fifth-pillar-the-hajj-pilgrimage-hardcover","title":"The Fifth Pillar: The Hajj Pilgrimage - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNewsha Tavakolian\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRageh Omaar\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome twelve million Islamic pilgrims flock to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina annually in a voyage that is bidden of them by the fifth of the five pillars of Islam. If it can be funded, it is a religious duty to make the journey before they die. In recent years the Grand Mosque, and indeed the whole infrastructure that the pilgrims will encounter on their journey, has been substantially renovated and rebuilt to allow for the huge numbers who will come from all four corners of the earth. This photographic celebration of the Hajj pilgrimage will establish itself as the essential keepsake - a treasured tool in presenting the sights the traveller will encounter in the holy cities. Newsha Tavakolian's remarkable photography is reproduced here with full captions that detail the events and rituals that form part of the pilgrimage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNewsha Tavakolian \u003c\/b\u003eis a self-taught photographer who started her professional life at 16 years old. She went on to have her material published internationally and win awards with such prestigious journals as the \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the founder of the women's magazine, \u003ci\u003eZan\u003c\/i\u003e, and later worked for nine other reformist dailies, all since banned in her native Iran.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 182\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 11.88 x 9.97 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 04, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53739613782380,"sku":"9781908531087","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0989\/3019\/6844\/files\/7aad63a48b0022305959331a35a19a06.webp?v=1778465337","url":"https:\/\/pattansenterprise.com\/products\/the-fifth-pillar-the-hajj-pilgrimage-hardcover","provider":"Pattansenterprise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}