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] |