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Mecca: The Sacred City
Ziauddin Sardar
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Description for Mecca: The Sacred City
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1 x 16pp colour plate section. BIC Classification: HBJF1; HRHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 336.
Mecca is the heart of Islam. It is the birthplace of Muhammad, the direction towards which Muslims turn when they pray and the site of pilgrimage which annually draws some three million Muslims from all corners of the world. Yet Mecca's importance goes beyond religion. What happens in Mecca and how Muslims think about the political and cultural history of Mecca has had and continues to have a profound influence on world events to this day. In this captivating book, Ziauddin Sardar unravels the significance of Mecca. Tracing its history, from its ... Read more
Mecca is the heart of Islam. It is the birthplace of Muhammad, the direction towards which Muslims turn when they pray and the site of pilgrimage which annually draws some three million Muslims from all corners of the world. Yet Mecca's importance goes beyond religion. What happens in Mecca and how Muslims think about the political and cultural history of Mecca has had and continues to have a profound influence on world events to this day. In this captivating book, Ziauddin Sardar unravels the significance of Mecca. Tracing its history, from its ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408835609
SKU
V9781408835609
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About Ziauddin Sardar
Ziauddin Sardar was born in Pakistan and grew up in Hackney. A writer, broadcaster and cultural critic, he is one of the world's foremost Muslim intellectuals and author of more than fifty books on Islam, science and contemporary culture, including the highly acclaimed Desperately Seeking Paradise. He has been listed by Prospect magazine as one of Britain's top 100 intellectuals. ... Read more
Reviews for Mecca: The Sacred City
One of the best-known Muslim public intellectuals in the world today ... A pioneering writer on Islam
Guardian on Muhammad: All that Matters
Sardar is funny, self-deprecating and humble ... One of the wittiest intellectual figures commenting on Islam
Islamic Voice on Muhammad: All that Matters
Britain's own Muslim polymath
Independent
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Guardian on Muhammad: All that Matters
Sardar is funny, self-deprecating and humble ... One of the wittiest intellectual figures commenting on Islam
Islamic Voice on Muhammad: All that Matters
Britain's own Muslim polymath
Independent
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