Pilgrimage in Islam: A Comprehensive Guide to the Hajj

An extensive manual describing the Hajj-a journey that enlightens the significance of human existence and submission-this guidebook offers advice for those undertaking the holy voyage and gives the meanings behind its rituals. With special attention to the people who make the journey-approximately three million Muslims a year-this reference illuminates the importance of one of the fundamental forms of Islamic worship as a social and cosmic transformation.