{"product_id":"9781482897500","title":"My Account of the Hajj: The Pilgrimage of a White Anglo-Saxon Australian to Mecca and Medina","description":"Rare are works that combine personal revelations with explanations of Islam in a manner to which Westerners can easily relate. The beauty of Nicholas’ Account of the Hajj (italicise) is that an Australian farm boy with an education imbued in Christian principles, and a lifetime of exposure to religions and cultures in the Arab world and South and South-East Asia, can relate to and convey in a straightforward manner Islamic beliefs and practices that many may consider foreign. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNicholas has done a great service to those interested in religions and spirituality in his descriptions of the rites of the Hajj and explanations of their origins and meaning. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a diary, the work animates the daily life of the pilgrim in an engaging style reminiscent of writings from an earlier period of exploration. Nick expresses a personal revelation, ‘the Hajj inspires a deep sense of serenity, humility and affinity with the Almighty’. The Hajj is both a voyage to Mecca as well as a recommitment to a lifelong spiritual journey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe writes, ‘If my Account of the Hajj can contribute to inter-cultural and religious understanding, I am happy to have shared it with others’.","brand":"Partridge Publishing Singapore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47168275022064,"sku":"9781482897500","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781482897500_p0.jpg?v=1763626821","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781482897500","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}