March 1933: The sacred Black Stone situated in the Kaaba (House of God) near the centre of the Great Mosque in Mecca. According to Muslim tradition pilgrims who can gain access to it kiss the stone whilst performing the hajj. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1900: Egypt - Mural representing pilgrimage to Mecca. (Photo By DEA / A. VERGANI/De Agostini/Getty Images)
Pilgrims at the Kaaba, Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the most sacred site in the Islamic religion. ( First published 1925.) (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***
The Kaaba, Mecca, Saudi Arabia, c1890. The Kaaba, or the House of God, inside the mosque known as al-Masjid al-Haram. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)
The Mahmal. Found in the collection of The David Collection. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)
The holy sanctuary at Mecca. Found in the collection of The David Collection. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)
View of the Kaaba and surrounding buildings in Mecca, Second Half of the 19th cen. Private Collection. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)
The Prophet's Mosque in Medina, c. 1880. Private Collection. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)
Angels decorating the Kaaba at the birth of prophet Muhammad; miniature on vellum, 1595. From the Book of Sufi Abdullah, in the collection of the Topkapi Museum, Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Graphic Artist/Getty Images)
The Hajj. Private Collection. Artist : Dehodencq, Alfred (1822-1882). (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)
s. He later undertook an expedition to locate the source of the Nile, with John Hanning Speke. He also translated the Arabian Nights and the Kama Sutra into English. BuFrontispiece to Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah by Richard Burton, 1855. Richard Francis Burton's (1821-1890) extensive travels included a journey to Mecca, which he made disguised as a Pathan. His account of the journey, which he made in 1851-1853, made him famous. He later undertook an expedition to locate the source of the Nile, with John Hanning Speke. He also translated the Arabian Nights and the Kama Sutra into English. Burton was knighted in 1886. Artist Unknown. (Photo by Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images/Getty Images)
rton was knighted in 1886. Artist Unknown. (Photo by Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images/Getty Images)
Mecca and Medina. Private Collection. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)
Illustration for The Life of Prophet Muhammad. Private Collection. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)
March 1933: The sacred Black Stone situated in the Kaaba (House of God) near the centre of the Great Mosque in Mecca. According to Muslim tradition pilgrims who can gain access to it kiss the stone whilst performing the hajj. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Circa 1951: Haj Ali Razmara laying in the hospital after the assasination. (Photo by Dmitri Kessel/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)
Circa 1951: Red demonstrators showing a banner with a Korean baby leaning over it's dead mother, marching near U.S. Embassy using Haj Ali Razmara's death for anti-U.S. propaganda. (Photo by Dmitri Kessel/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)
The march of the Great Caravan from Cairo to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, taking thousands of Muslims on their pilgrimage, 1778. Engraved for Middleton's Complete System of Geography, 1778. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1754: Departure for the Hajj or Holy Journey. Illustration by E. Dinet (1861-1929) for La Vie de Mohammed, prophete d'Allah. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)
Pilgrimage to Mecca, the Haj. Caption reads: ' On the way to Mecca.' 5th pillar of Islam, meant to be done at least once in the lifetime of a Muslim. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)
Pilgrims performing the 'Wukuf', Mount Arafat, Saudi Arabia, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume IV: Georgia to Italy, edited by JA Hammerton and published by the Educational Book Company (London, 1922). (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)
The procession of the Mahmal, Cairo, Egypt. The Mahmal was a pyramid of richly embroidered fabric over a wooden frame carried by a camel. It led the annual procession from the citadel of Cairo that carried a carpet or fabric covering to be laid on the Kaaba at Mecca during the Hajj. A print from Customs of the World, Volume II Hutchinson and Co, Paternoster Row, London. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)
Hadgi (Mecca pilgrims) encamped near Antioch, on the banks of the Orontes, Turkey, 1841. From Syria, the Holy land and Asia Minor, volume I, by John Carne, published by Fisher, Son & Co. (London, 1841). (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)
Muslim pilgrims undertake The Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca. (Photo by Michael Nicholson/Corbis via Getty Images)
Hajjis at Amman airport on their way to Saudi Arabia
Traditional Saudi men's dancing, Saudi Arabia.
Hajj pilgrim tents in Mena, Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Hajj pilgrims at the Hera cave in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Hajj pilgrims on the bus, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
A view of Mecca city, Saudi Arabia
Muslim pilgrims taking a rest during the Hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Hajj muslim pilgrimage in Arafat, Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Lines of pilgrims waiting to enter the Al-Masjid al-Haram mosque, the site of the Kaaba, the holiest site in Islam. After a mid-19th century illustration. From L'Histoire Universelle Ancienne et Moderne, published in Strasbourg c
Picture released on November 1948 of Muslim pilgrims on Hajj, at the holy city of Mecca. / AFP / - (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)
Picture released on November 1948 of Muslim pilgrims on Hajj, near the holy city of Mecca. / AFP / - (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)
Picture released on 1953 of Muslim pilgrims on Hajj, gathering around the Kaaba, at the holy city of Mecca. / AFP / - (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)
Muslim men shave their heads near the completion of Hajj, a Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca. (Photo by © Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)
Pilgrims Going to Mecca; Pelerins allant a la Mecque, 1890. During the Hajj the Pilgrims perform acts of worship and they renew their sense of purpose in the world. Mecca is a place that is holy to all Muslims. It is so holy that no non-Muslim is allowed to enter. For Muslims, the Hajj is the fifth and final pillar of Islam. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)
The procession of the mahmal through the streets of Cairo, 1909. Private Collection. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)
Illustration depicting Muslim Arab pilgrims en-route to Mecca. by Nasreddine Dinet (Alphonse-ƒtienne Dinet). 1861 Ð 1929. a French orientalist painter. 1918. Mecca is the most sacred site in Islam. It is considered by Muslims to be the bayt All_h. the 'House of God'. Muslims are expected to face the Kaaba when performing salat (prayer). One of the Five Pillars of Islam requires every Muslim who is able to do so to perform the hajj pilgrimage at least once in their lifetime. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)
Illustration depicting Muslim Arab pilgrims en-route to Mecca. by Nasreddine Dinet (Alphonse-ƒtienne Dinet). 1861 Ð 1929. a French orientalist painter. 1918. Mecca is the most sacred site in Islam. It is considered by Muslims to be the bayt All_h. the 'House of God'. Muslims are expected to face the Kaaba when performing salat (prayer). One of the Five Pillars of Islam requires every Muslim who is able to do so to perform the hajj pilgrimage at least once in their lifetime. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)
Illustration depicting Muslim Arab pilgrims en-route to Mecca. by Nasreddine Dinet (Alphonse-ƒtienne Dinet). 1861 Ð 1929. a French orientalist painter. 1918. Mecca is the most sacred site in Islam. It is considered by Muslims to be the bayt All_h. the 'House of God'. Muslims are expected to face the Kaaba when performing salat (prayer). One of the Five Pillars of Islam requires every Muslim who is able to do so to perform the hajj pilgrimage at least once in their lifetime. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)
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