CONTENTS

PART I

A PERSIAN PILGRIM IN THE MAKING—

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1.The Message of the Prophet[21]
2. Conditions of Pilgrimage[31]
3. Forbidden Viands[32]
4. The Work of Purification[33]
5. Prayers[35]
6. Aspects of Social Islám[37]
7. Stories of the Muslim Moons[47]
8. Persian Súfíism—Persian Shiahism in its Relation to the Persian Passion-Drama[62]

PART II

THE STORY OF THE PILGRIMAGE—

Chap. I.London to Jiddah[81]
Chap. II. From Jiddah to Mecca[102]
Chap. III. Within the Harem—Some Remarks on the Orthodox Sects of Islám[111]
Chap. IV.Compassing of the Ka’bah[126]
Chap. V. The Course of Perseverance[140]
Chap. VI. Scene in an Eating-House—Visit to the Ka’bah[153]
Chap. VII. On the Road to Arafat[173]
Chap. VIII. On the Road to Arafat (concluded)[193]
Chap. IX. Arafat Day: Night[212]
Chap. X. Arafat Day: Daybreak[223]
Chap. XI. Arafat Day: Forenoon and Afternoon[234]
Chap. XII. The Day of Victims: From Sundown to Sunset. The Days of Drying Flesh[245]

PART III

MECCAN SCENES AND SKETCHES—

Chap. I. The Meccan Bazaars[255]
Chap. II. The Talisman-Monger[266]
Chap. III. Seyyid ’Alí’s Story of his Redemption[280]
Chap. IV. Healing by Faith[289]
Appendix. Some Reflections on the Existence of a Slave Market in Mecca[299]
Index.[309]