Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Rare photos of Hajj 1953

Here are some images taken during Hajj 1953.
In these 60 years a lot has been changed which you will notice after watching these images. Click images for larger view.


1. Horse and carriage were used as a means of transport.
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2. Markets and stalls near the Masjid Al Haram
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3. In Mina, food would be cooked using fire and stove.
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4. Pilgrims keep themselves cool by drinking ice cold fizzy drinks.
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5. Performing Tawaf was easier as it was not as crowded as it is today.
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6. One of the entrances to the Masjid Al Haram.
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7. A busy street in Makkah. An Ottoman style minaret can be seen.
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8. Worshippers also were able to enter the Ka’ba.
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9. A pilgrim has his hair shaved.
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10. Pilgrims pray near their camels.
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11. Homes and hotels can be seen outside of the sacred mosque’s perimeter. Much of these historical buildings have had to be demolished to make way for the mosque’s expansion.
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12. Like today, coaches and buses would be used to transport pilgrims from place to place.
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13. Pilgrims were able to choose the animals they wanted for Udhiyyah/Qurbani.
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14. A market.
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15. Resting pilgrims.
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16. The Ka’ba and the Mataf area. There was no other floors back them.
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17. Muslims are only allowed to enter the places to perform Hajj.
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18. Pilgrims would keep their livestock with them during their Hajj.
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19. Donkeys were used to transport carcasses of sacrificial animals.
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20. A close up view of the Ka’ba.
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21. Many pilgrims would travel to Makkah via a ferry or a ship, in those days commercial air travel was still in its early stages and it was not as widely available as it is today.
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22. Worshippers outside the Mosque’s entrance.
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23. Tents can be seen pitched in Arafah next to mount Arafah
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24. The Jamarat used to be small pillars which would be stoned symbolising stoning of the devil.
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25. For those who could afford it, they would embark on their journey on board small planes from nearby countries.
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Thank you National Geographic Magazine for the photos




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