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Narratives on #pilgrimage and the Holy Cities were an important part of #Ottoman #Turkish literary #heritage. As this early 18C copy of Gubarî's 16C Kâbename (Or 6983) shows, sometimes they were accompanied by visual cues and #illustration of the #Kaaba, #Makkah, and the #Hajj.
Sharafuddin, a pioneering scholar from south Lebanon, was an ardent promoter of positive interfaith dialogue - in that he advocated open discussion between Shi’a and Sunni. He was invited by King Husain to lead prayers at Masjid al Haram in Makkah, despite being Shi’a!