Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-madinah and Meccah

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 30, 2023

In Category - *Non-fiction, Travel & Geography, Religion

Authors: Richard Francis Burton In Year : 1893

Book Language: English

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Preface to the Memorial Edition
Preface to the Third Edition
Preface to the First Edition
To Alexandria
I leave Alexandria
The Nile Steamboat - The Little Asthmatic
Life in the Wakalah, part 1
Life in the Wakalah, part 2
The Ramazan
The Mosque
Preparations to Quit Cairo
From Cairo to Suez
Suez
The Pilgrim Ship
To Yambu'
The Halt at Yambu'
From Yambu'
From Bir Abbas to Al-Madina
Through the Suburb
The Prophet's Tomb, part 1
The Prophet's Tomb, part 2
An Essay, part 1
An Essay, part 2
Al-Madina
The Mosque of Kuba
The Visitation of Hamzah's Tomb, part 1
The Visitation of Hamzah's Tomb, part 2
The People of Al-madinah, part 1
The People of Al-madinah, part 2
The Saints' Cemetery, part 1
The Saints' Cemetery, part 2
The Damascus Caravan
From Al-Madinah to Al-Suwayrkiyah
The Badawin of Al-hijaz, part 1
The Badawin of Al-hijaz, part 2
The Badawin of Al-hijaz, part 3
From Al-suwayrkiyah to Meccah, part 1
From Al-suwayrkiyah to Meccah, part 2
The First Visit to Bayt Allah
The First Day
The Second Day
The Third Day
The Three Days of Drying Flesh
Life at Meccah, and Umrah, or the Little Pilgrimage
Places of Pious Visitation
To Jeddah
Of Hajj, or Pilgrimage
The Bayt Ullah, part 1
The Bayt Ullah, part 2
Specimen of a Murshid's Diploma
The Navigation and Voyages of Ludovicus Vertomannus, part 1
The Navigation and Voyages of Ludovicus Vertomannus, part 2
The Pilgrimage of Joseph Pitts, part 1
The Pilgrimage of Joseph Pitts, part 2
Giovanni Finati
Notes on My Journey
The Meccah Pilgrimage

Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821 – 1890) was an English explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, ethnologist, linguist, poet, hypnotist, fencer and diplomat. He was known for his travels and explorations within Asia and Africa as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures. According to one count, he spoke 29 European, Asian, and African languages.

Burton's best-known achievements include traveling in disguise to Mecca, The Book of One Thousand Nights and A Night, an unexpurgated translation of One Thousand and One Nights, bringing the Kama Sutra to publication in English, and journeying with John Hanning Speke as the first Europeans led by Africa's greatest explorer guide, Sidi Mubarak Bombay, utilizing route information by Indian and Omani merchants who traded in the region, to visit the Great Lakes of Africa in search of the source of the Nile. Burton extensively criticized colonial policies (to the detriment of his career) in his works and letters. He was a prolific and erudite author and wrote numerous books and scholarly articles about subjects including human behavior, travel, fencing, sexual practices, and ethnography. A unique feature of his books is the copious footnotes and appendices containing remarkable observations and unexpurgated information. (Summary from Wikipedia)