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The hadj, or sacred journey, is the pilgrimage to Mecca that all Muslims are enjoined to make once in their lifetimes. Its purpose is to detach human beings from their homelands and, by bringing them to Mecca, temporarily reinstate the equality of all people before God. One of the world's longest-lived religious rites, the hadj has continued without break for fourteen hundred years. It is, like most things Islamic, shrouded in mystery for Westerners. In his new book, Michael Wolfe, an American-b
- Author
- Wolfe, Michael, 1945-
- Publisher
- Atlantic Monthly Press; Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated
- Published
- 1993
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780436202124
- Subjects
- Religion, Islam, Travel
- Rating
- 3.9 / 5 (123 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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