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'''[[Al-Hajj]]''' is the [[List of chapters in the Quran|22nd chapter]] (''[[surah]]'') of the [[Quran]], describing the pilgrimage to [[Mecca]] known as the [[Hajj]]. This Chinese scroll in ink, watercolour and gold on paper was produced in the second half of the 19th century, contains the full text of the chapter in Arabic, and is now part of the [[Khalili Collection of the Hajj and the Arts of Pilgrimage]]. Almost five metres (16 feet) in length, the scroll's illustrations include a map entitled "Routes of the Hajj", a view of the [[Great Wall of China]], and views of Mecca and [[Medina]], as well as diagrammatic depictions of the stations of pilgrimage and Jerusalem, including the [[Kaaba]]. The illustrations are captioned in Chinese. |
'''[[Al-Hajj]]''' is the [[List of chapters in the Quran|22nd chapter]] (''[[surah]]'') of the [[Quran]], describing the pilgrimage to [[Mecca]] known as the [[Hajj]]. This Chinese scroll in ink, watercolour and gold on paper was produced in the second half of the 19th century, contains the full text of the chapter in Arabic, and is now part of the [[Khalili Collection of the Hajj and the Arts of Pilgrimage|Khalili Collection of Hajj and the Arts of Pilgrimage]]. Almost five metres (16 feet) in length, the scroll's illustrations include a map entitled "Routes of the Hajj", a view of the [[Great Wall of China]], and views of Mecca and [[Medina]], as well as diagrammatic depictions of the stations of pilgrimage and Jerusalem, including the [[Kaaba]]. The illustrations are captioned in Chinese. |
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Revision as of 14:08, 13 June 2024
Al-Hajj is the 22nd chapter (surah) of the Quran, describing the pilgrimage to Mecca known as the Hajj. This Chinese scroll in ink, watercolour and gold on paper was produced in the second half of the 19th century, contains the full text of the chapter in Arabic, and is now part of the Khalili Collection of Hajj and the Arts of Pilgrimage. Almost five metres (16 feet) in length, the scroll's illustrations include a map entitled "Routes of the Hajj", a view of the Great Wall of China, and views of Mecca and Medina, as well as diagrammatic depictions of the stations of pilgrimage and Jerusalem, including the Kaaba. The illustrations are captioned in Chinese.Calligraphy credit: 'Abdallah; photographed by the Khalili Collections