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The book (Anis Al-Hajjaj) by Saif Ibn Wali
(كتاب أنيس الحجاج لسيف ابن والي)

Title	The book (Anis Al-Hajjaj) by Saif Ibn Wali
Title Original	كتاب أنيس الحجاج لسيف ابن والي
Author	net b. Vali (Athar) AH 1029 (AD 1619/20), Qadhafen (Iran) - S. Ah 1092 (AD 1681 / Dha)
Publication Date:	Approximately 1677 - 80 AD
Publication Place	India - Al-Khalili Family Trust - Nasser D. Collection. Al-Khalili Islamic Art
Subject	Page, gold and opaque watercolor on paper, modern leather binding
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	23صفحة مع 11 صفحة و 9 أنصاف صفحات توضيحية . 33 × 23.2 سم (صفحة ) ، 27.4 × 14.7 سم ( لوحات نصية ، وصور توضيحية بصفحة كاملة)
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	MSS 1025
Record ID	object;EPM;uk;Mus22;27;ar
Library Location	Al-Khalili Family Trust - Nasser D. Collection. Al-Khalili Islamic Art
Date	Approximately 1677 - 80 AD
Notes	Anis al-Hajjaj's book was written during the author's Hajtila trip in 1676-77, and it gives the pilgrims an idea of every aspect of the trip. The author's own pilgrimage was made possible through financial assistance from Zeb al-Nisa, the daughter of the Mongol Emperor Aurangabad, who wrote an explanation of the Qur'an for her. The manuscript differs from other guidebooks to holy places in that its illustrations include vivid scenes of pilgrims performing numerous rituals and conclusive pictures of their life in the camps. There are pictures showing Surat, Mecca, Jeddah, and the ships of pilgrims crossing the Sea of Oman, and Muzdalifah, where the pilgrims are in the state of ihram, collecting pebbles, and in Mina, where the pilgrims throw stones at the Jamarat, shaving and making sacrifices. They also show the holy places near Mecca, the layout of the Grand Mosque, and the camps of pilgrims from South Africa, Egypt, Syria, the Arabian Desert, India, and Iran. There are also pictures of Sharif Barakat, who is the ruler of the Two Holy Mosques. He rides to meet the envoy of Sultan Mehmed IV and Abdibasha, the Egyptian prince of Hajj, on his way from Mecca to Medina.
Sample Text	“The book (Anis Al-Hajjaj) by Saif Ibn Wali” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;uk;Mus22;27;ar
Bu sayfanın künyesi	Prepared by:Qaisra KHAN
Seçili bibliyografya	Khan, Q.M.,The Pilgrim’s Companion: The Khalili Anis al-Hujjaj, London: Kulturalis, 2025.Rogers, J.M.,The Arts of Islam. Masterpieces from the Khalili Collection, London: Thames and Hudson, 2010: cat. 332–41, pp. 284–7.York Leach, L.,Paintings from India, The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art, volume VIII; London: The Nour Foundation, 1998: cat. 34, pp. 124-9.

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The book (Anis Al-Hajjaj) by Saif Ibn Wali

(كتاب أنيس الحجاج لسيف ابن والي)

Author net b. Vali (Athar) AH 1029 (AD 1619/20), Qadhafen (Iran) - S. Ah 1092 (AD 1681 / Dha)

Publication Date Approximately 1677 - 80 AD

Publication Place India - Al-Khalili Family Trust - Nasser D. Collection. Al-Khalili Islamic Art

Subject Page, gold and opaque watercolor on paper, modern leather binding

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions 23صفحة مع 11 صفحة و 9 أنصاف صفحات توضيحية . 33 × 23.2 سم (صفحة ) ، 27.4 × 14.7 سم ( لوحات نصية ، وصور توضيحية بصفحة كاملة)

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID MSS 1025

Record ID object;EPM;uk;Mus22;27;ar

Library Location Al-Khalili Family Trust - Nasser D. Collection. Al-Khalili Islamic Art

Date Approximately 1677 - 80 AD

Notes Anis al-Hajjaj's book was written during the author's Hajtila trip in 1676-77, and it gives the pilgrims an idea of every aspect of the trip. The author's own pilgrimage was made possible through financial assistance from Zeb al-Nisa, the daughter of the Mongol Emperor Aurangabad, who wrote an explanation of the Qur'an for her. The manuscript differs from other guidebooks to holy places in that its illustrations include vivid scenes of pilgrims performing numerous rituals and conclusive pictures of their life in the camps. There are pictures showing Surat, Mecca, Jeddah, and the ships of pilgrims crossing the Sea of Oman, and Muzdalifah, where the pilgrims are in the state of ihram, collecting pebbles, and in Mina, where the pilgrims throw stones at the Jamarat, shaving and making sacrifices. They also show the holy places near Mecca, the layout of the Grand Mosque, and the camps of pilgrims from South Africa, Egypt, Syria, the Arabian Desert, India, and Iran. There are also pictures of Sharif Barakat, who is the ruler of the Two Holy Mosques. He rides to meet the envoy of Sultan Mehmed IV and Abdibasha, the Egyptian prince of Hajj, on his way from Mecca to Medina.

Sample Text “The book (Anis Al-Hajjaj) by Saif Ibn Wali” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;uk;Mus22;27;ar

Bu sayfanın künyesi Prepared by:Qaisra KHAN

Seçili bibliyografya Khan, Q.M.,The Pilgrim’s Companion: The Khalili Anis al-Hujjaj, London: Kulturalis, 2025.Rogers, J.M.,The Arts of Islam. Masterpieces from the Khalili Collection, London: Thames and Hudson, 2010: cat. 332–41, pp. 284–7.York Leach, L.,Paintings from India, The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art, volume VIII; London: The Nour Foundation, 1998: cat. 34, pp. 124-9.