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... known as the Black Stone . He told us that Mecca was a sacred city centuries before Mo- hammed was born , and the Kaaba was already a great shrine . the reason : This is HOW MECCA BECAME A HOLY PLACE When Abraham led Hagar and her ...
... known as the Black Stone . He told us that Mecca was a sacred city centuries before Mo- hammed was born , and the Kaaba was already a great shrine . the reason : This is HOW MECCA BECAME A HOLY PLACE When Abraham led Hagar and her ...
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... known to this day as Zem - Zem . Around this spot was built the famous shrine of Mecca , toward which 220 million Mohamme- dans turn their faces and bow in prayer five times a day at the shrill sound of the muezzin's call to prayer ...
... known to this day as Zem - Zem . Around this spot was built the famous shrine of Mecca , toward which 220 million Mohamme- dans turn their faces and bow in prayer five times a day at the shrill sound of the muezzin's call to prayer ...
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... known and greatly loved by my companions , we re- ceived a warm welcome . I was stupidly induced to climb to the top of the rhofas to see the remarkable panorama . It seems to me that at last the missing link has been found , for cer ...
... known and greatly loved by my companions , we re- ceived a warm welcome . I was stupidly induced to climb to the top of the rhofas to see the remarkable panorama . It seems to me that at last the missing link has been found , for cer ...
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... known as the Khaldounia . Wealthy Arab gentlemen volunteer their services as instructors , each one teaching his particular subject . The Khaldoйnia has met with tremendous popularity . They have comfortable reading - rooms . an ...
... known as the Khaldounia . Wealthy Arab gentlemen volunteer their services as instructors , each one teaching his particular subject . The Khaldoйnia has met with tremendous popularity . They have comfortable reading - rooms . an ...
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... known as the mehara ( singular , mehari ) , or racing camels . The mehara owe a great deal to the care taken in their breeding during the past 2,000 years . Ancient writers speak of camels used by the army of Xerxes , more than 2,000 ...
... known as the mehara ( singular , mehari ) , or racing camels . The mehara owe a great deal to the care taken in their breeding during the past 2,000 years . Ancient writers speak of camels used by the army of Xerxes , more than 2,000 ...
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