Full Description
The Khalili Anīs al-Hujjāj (Pilgrims' Companion) presents a ground-breaking new exploration of Safi ibn Vali Qazwini's richly illustrated manuscript dating from 1676-77. This beautifully produced volume, with a scholarly introduction by Qaisra M. Khan and translation by Michael Burns, documents the author's year-long journey to Mecca and Medina from Mughal India via the Indian Ocean and Red Sea.
Commissioned by Zeb un-Nisa, the daughter of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, this delightfully vivid account belongs to a long-established tradition of guides to the Holy Sanctuaries. It gives comprehensive advice to prospective pilgrims on every aspect of the maritime journey, such as which ships to select, the best foods to consume, rituals to observe, significant places to visit and the people one might encounter.
This volume extensively explores the original manuscript's detailed illustrations and text, providing an invaluable window into 17th-century religious practices, maritime travel, and the cultural landscape of the Indian Ocean world.
Contents
1. Foreword - Professor Sir Nasser David Khalili
2. Acknowledgements
3. Safi b. Vali's Journey (map)
The Khalili Anīs al-Ḥujjāj - An Introduction
1. The Manuscript
2. Conservation & Display
3. Historical Context
4. About the Author
a. Safi b. Vali's Library
5. The Dedication
6. The Audience
7. Other Hajj Narratives
8. The Indian Ocean
9. The Ships & Ocean
a. The Salamat Ras
b. The Fath'i
c. Celestial Navigation
10. The Route
a. The Overland Route
b. The Return
11. The Masjid al-Haram & Hajj
a. Textiles & Fittings
12. Medina
13. Food, Drink & Consumables
a. Court Culture
14. Sketches
15. The Illustrations
a. Folio 1b - 'Unvān and Opening Text
b. Folio 2b - Port Surat, ships and tender-boats
c. Folio 3b - The Sea of Oman and ships
d. Folio 10a - Mashʿar al-Haram and the gathering of pebbles for the Jamarat
e. Folio 10b - The village of Mina and its rituals, including shaving, sacrifice and casting [of pebbles] at the Jamarat
f. Folio 11b - The complex of the Pure Birthplace of the Prophet, peace be upon him
g. Folio 12a - Clarifying the blueprint of the Masjid al-Haram referencing the four cardinal directions
h. Folio 15a - The pilgrims' caravan of Maghreb province
i. Folio 15b - The caravan of Egyptian pilgrims
j. Folio 16a - The Syrian pilgrims' caravan
k. Folio 16b - Caravan of the Bedouins and the people of Najd
l. Folio 17a - The India caravan and the Iran caravan
m. Folio 17b - Officials, scribes and secretaries (not captioned)
n. Folio 18a - Sharif Barakat, Governor of the Two Holy Places, riding to greet and don the robe of honour of Sultan Mehmed IV, Emperor of Rum.
o. Folio 18b - ʿAbdi Pasha, the Amir al-Hajj of Egypt, riding out to depart from Great Mecca towards Honourable Medina
p. Folio 22b: The Port of Jeddah
q. Folio 21a - The Port of Mokha
i. The qapuq pole
r. Folios 21b and 23a: The lion seizing the young man and an unknown rider freeing the young man. Reunion gathering for the young man and [his] mother.
16. Other Copies
17. Translations
18. Close
The Khalili Anīs al-Ḥujjāj - The Translation
19. Translator's Introduction
20. Anīs al-Ḥujjāj
21. Timeline of Events
22. Glossary of Terms, People, Places & Units
23. Bibliography
24. Index
