Mecca and Medina The History of Islam Holiest Cities (Audible Audio Edition) Jesse Harasta Charles River Editors Doron Alon Books
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"There is no doubt in the sanctity of Mecca, but a donkey won't become a Hajj pilgrim by just going through the motions." (Rahman Baba)
"Whenever the Prophet...returned from a journey and observed the walls of Madinah, he would make his Mount go fast, and if he was on an animal (i.e., a horse), he would make it gallop because of his love for Madinah." (Sahih Bukhari, Book 30 Hadith 110)
The reason for the existence of most of the world's cities is obvious to geography students. New York and Shanghai control deep ports and straddle great rivers, bringing trade from the interior; Paris and London are at the crossing points of major cross-country rivers; Johannesburg sits atop a great mountain of gold ore; and Moscow and Madrid are at the hearts of their great nations, easily able to control even the more distant corners of the land. Mecca is quite different, as the city exists solely because it is holy.
Even centuries before the birth of the Prophet Muhammad, the leaders of Mecca established that their city was the preeminent holy site in Western Arabia and established a truce for pilgrims to the city. In the process one effect of this was that Mecca became a center for what might today be described as tourism, as even ancient visitors needed places for food, water, and sleep. At the same time, they could make offerings in the temples and leave with mementos of their time in Mecca. Many also found it convenient to bring their trade goods to the markets of Mecca, where they could find visitors bringing interesting wares from across the region, and the city also enjoyed the status of a trade center.
Of course Mecca is now best known for being Islam's holiest city, revered as the birthplace of Muhammad and the site where Allah first revealed the Qu'ran to him.
Mecca and Medina The History of Islam Holiest Cities (Audible Audio Edition) Jesse Harasta Charles River Editors Doron Alon Books
In the CHARLES RIVER EDITORS library there are individual ebooks for each of the cities (Mecca and Medina) by the same Author. for each of three books.Product details
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Mecca and Medina The History of Islam Holiest Cities (Audible Audio Edition) Jesse Harasta Charles River Editors Doron Alon Books Reviews
This is an information-packed little book, including quite a bit of history of the Shia-Sunni split. It is the fact that almost all of that topic's material is duplicated in the author's "The History of the Sunni and Shia Split Understanding the Divisions within Islam" that dropped a star from my rating of this book. I guess it's not plagairism if you and your publisher give yourselves right to copy the material, but still...
Good solid overview of two cities not well known to Western readers. This is a very good companion book to other texts dealing with Islam and Muslim cultures.
In the CHARLES RIVER EDITORS library there are individual ebooks for each of the cities (Mecca and Medina) by the same Author. for each of three books.
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