{"product_id":"the-hajj-fe-peters-9780691026190","title":"The Hajj | F.E. Peters","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Hajj: The Muslim Pilgrimage to Mecca and the Holy Places | F. E. Peters\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong the duties God imposes upon every Muslim capable of doing so is a pilgrimage to the holy places in and around Mecca in Arabia. Not only is it a religious ritual filled with blessings for the millions who make the journey annually, but it is also a social, political, and commercial experience that for centuries has set in motion a flood of travelers across the world's continents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhatever its outcome--spiritual enrichment, cultural exchange, financial gain or ruin--the road to Mecca has long been an exhilarating human adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy collecting the firsthand accounts of these travelers and shaping their experiences into a richly detailed narrative, F. E. Peters here provides an unparalleled literary history of the central ritual of Islam from its remote pre-Islamic origins to the end of the Hashimite Kingdom of the Hijaz in 1926.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bust-Down Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51512046354747,"sku":"069102619X","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/9780691026190.jpg?v=1785681850","url":"https:\/\/bustdownbooks.com\/products\/the-hajj-fe-peters-9780691026190","provider":"Bust-Down Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}