Hajj Diaries

• The Difficult Journey
• The Way Back
• To the Holy Shrines
• Hajj with my Shaykh  
   
  
  
  
      

  The Difficult Journey   by Ahmad Thompson 

  Paperback - 323 pages

 
The Difficult Journey contains the authors account of his overland journey to Saudi Arabia, to perform the Hajj in Makkah in 1977, this is an inward spiritual journey as well as an outward one.

This is a personal account of by the author Ahmad Thompson - his adventurous overland pilgrimage to the House of Allah in Makkah, the mother of cities. As a pilgrim he describes his long and wonderful journey across many different countries, culminating in a detailed description of the Hajj itself.  
A refreshing read for anyone who enjoys travelling, as well as for those who wish to go on the Hajj themselves, or who have already done so. 

 
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  The Way Back   by Ahmad Thompson 
   Paperback - 257 pages  
  
The Way Back is the sequel to The Difficult Journey, which contains the author's account of his journey to Makka and his description of the Hajj, the pilgrimage. After the rites of the Hajj have been completed, the time comes, sooner or later, for all the pilgrims to continue on their way, and to return from where they have come. Many of these pilgrims take the opportunity to visit the City of Madina al-Munawarra on their way back, the illuminated City, where the Prophet Muhammad and many of his companions and followers are buried, may the Blessings and Peace of Allah be on him, his Family, his Companions and all who follow him and them with sincerity in what they are able until the Last Day. This is what the author himself did, and the The Way Back begins with his description of the journey from Makka to Madina and his stay in the blessed City. This book will accordingly not only be of interest to those who love to travel, and to those who wish to understand Islam, but also, more specifically, to those who intend to visit Madina themselves, & to those who have already done so. 

 
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  To the Holy Shrines (Part of the Great Journeys series) by Sir Richard Burton

  Paperback - 105 pages

Foreward : This sample from Sir Richard Burton's (1821 - 90) early work 'Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah' tells the scarcely credible story of how in 1853 Burton successfully disguised himself as a Persian dervish and travelled from Egypt to Madina and Meccah, cities barred to all non-muslims. These extracts describe his time in Egypt, the memorable crossing of the Red Sea to Yambu' and the journey through the Hijaz to Medina, giving a vivid sense of Burton's love of the Arab world.

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  Hajj with my Shaykh - Journey of a Lifetime   by Faizan Ashrafi 
  Hardback - 192 pages  

Diary of a unique Hajj experience as written by a mureed (student) of Hadrat Shaykh al Islam Sayyad Muhammad Madani mia al-Ashrafi al-Kiccochawi.  

This personal diary goes into detail many aspects of the Hajj but the main focus is the relationship the mureed has with his beloved shaykh (spiritual guide) .

This book is compelling reading for all; for those in tariqa and those planning on going for Hajj.       

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