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"Nomachi, Ali Kazuyoshi - Mecca the Blessed, Medina the Radiant: The Holiest Cities of Islam - HCN"
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"Hardcover. New. List $ 50. [Aperture Foundation] From the Publisher Mecca and Medina, two ancient cities in present-day Saudi Arabia, are sacred to all followers of Islam, one quarter of the world's population. The distinguished Japanese photographer Ali Kazuyoshi Nomachi, a convert to the Muslim faith, was given unprecedented access to both cities, including Medina's Mosque of the Prophet and Mecca's sacred center, the Ka'bah, the remarkable and beautiful building to which more than a million pilgrims travel every year during the holy month of Ramadan. Nomachi's rich color images include views of the teeming crowds making their annual pilgrimage, or hajj; details of extraordinary Islamic architecture; portraits of faithful worshippers; and aerial and ground-level photographs of desert areas nearby. Accompanying the photographs and numerous archival illustrations, Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr's text forms a valuable guide to the spiritual and historical foundations of the Muslim faith. From The Critics Booknews Stupendous large color images by award winning photographer Nomachi are introduced with an essay by Iranian-born Seyyed Hossein Nasr (Islamic studies, George Washington U.) Most of the photographs illustrate aspects or stages of the Hajj, or pilgrimage that all Moslems are expected to make once during their lifetime. Earlier drawings and photographs, Nomachi's photographs of nearby sites in Arabia, and a glossary without pronunciation are included. No index. The volume is 11 inches square. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or."

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