Landscapes, Saudi Arabia, Arafa, Arafat
Regular price
$108.00
Sale price
$180.00
Shipping and Taxes calculated at checkout.
"De Berg Arafa Gedourende de Bedevaart" (the Arafa mountain during a pilgrimage)
Arafa (also Arafat) lies ca 20km from Mecca. Pilgrims stop here on the 9th day of the pilgrimage (Hadjj).
"This 70m high hill is known as the Mount of Mercy. Mohammed delivered his farwell sermon here. The pilgrims spend a whole day on Arafa (Arafat) to ask Allah for forgiveness and to
pray for strength and holiness in the future. The rituals end at sunset.
On this lithograph are many tents for the pilgrims. Nowdays as many as 2 million come on this ritual day.
This lithograph was made by Ozer David Emrik (1809-1883) and Charles Binger (1830-1916).
Published ca 1880. Very good condition.
Image: 13.5 x 16.5 cm (5.3 x 6.4")