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Makkah and the Hajj during the 1880's

صور للØ*ج من أواخر القرن التاسع عشر

The Ottoman Pasha with the Egyptian Mahmal:

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The Kaaba:

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Al-Masjid al-Haram:

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Al-Masjid al-Haram and the northwestern part of central Makkah:

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Governmental building of the Ottoman Pasha:


The Hamidiyya with the governmental buildings of the Ottoman Pasha - الحميدية مع الأبنية الحكومية للباشا العثماني by MIAQatar, on Flickr

Photos of some of the leading personalities in Makkah from that time

Aun ar-Rafiq al-Hashimi - Grand Sharif and Emir of Makkah and Madinah and titular Ottoman Pasha:


Awn al-Rafiq, Sheriff of Mecca - عون الرفيق، شريف مكة by MIAQatar, on Flickr

In his older age:

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He did a lot for Makkah, Madinah, Hijaz and the hajj. He played a leading role in further integrating the non-Hijazi Muslim population - mostly Indonesians, South Asians and the Sudanese and helped the business of the city.

He is a relative of mine (great-great-great grandfather's sibling). His descendants now live mostly in Hijaz, the remaining Arab world, in the UK, France and elsewhere. Some have married into the Jordanian Royal family (fellow Hashemites). He himself was the son of the famous Grand Sharif and Emir of Makkah and Madinah - Muhammad bin Abdul-Mu'min who was the Sharif for 24 years.

Key keeper of the Kaaba from the Banu Shayba tribe/family:


Key Keeper of the Ka‘ba from the Banu Shayba family - حارس مفاتيح الكعبة من بني شيبة by MIAQatar, on Flickr

Makkawi Sharif Hashemites of the Banu Hashim clan:


Distinguished Sayyid in Mecca - أحد أسياد مكة البارزين by MIAQatar, on Flickr

Some other family member (on the left - notice the turban) of the Sharif Hashemite clan of Makkah:


Member of a Sharifian family of Mecca - فرد من عائلة من أشراف مكة by MIAQatar, on Flickr

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Now to the most exciting and interesting part in my opinion.

The pilgrims:

From Iraq:

Baghdad:


Pilgrims from Bagdad - حجاج من بغداد by MIAQatar, on Flickr

Basra:


Pilgrims from Basra - حجاج من البصرة by MIAQatar, on Flickr

Pilgrims from Bahrain:


Pilgrims from Bahrain (in the middle a sheikh from Kabul) - (حجاج من البحرين (في الوسط شيخ من كابول by MIAQatar, on Flickr

The man in the middle is a Sheikh from Kabul, Afghanistan.

Morocco:


Pilgrim from Morocco - حجاج من المغرب by MIAQatar, on Flickr

India:


Indian pilgrim - حاج هندي by MIAQatar, on Flickr

Pilgrims from different parts of Indonesia:


Pilgrims from Malang and Pasuruan (Java) - (حجاج من جيبارا (جاوة by MIAQatar, on Flickr


Pilgrims from Mandailing (Sumatra) - (حجاج من مانديلينغ (سومطرة by MIAQatar, on Flickr


Pilgrims from Aceh with two wakils - حجاج من أكيه مع وكيلين by MIAQatar, on Flickr

Pilgrims from the Sultanate of Zanzibar (today Tanzania):


Pilgrims from Zanzibar - حجاج من زنجبار by MIAQatar, on Flickr

Dervishes from Bukhara - Uzbekistan:


Dervishes of Bukhara - دراويش بخارى by MIAQatar, on Flickr
 
Met his descendant and current key keeper(and got to check the key out or rather one of them).
Big fellow..
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Are you sure that's him? I mean Sheikh Abdul Qadir Bin Taha Al-Shaibi? Or either I cannot simply recognize him on that photo. Maybe it is an relative of his?

Here he is:

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Anyway that is interesting. Never met him myself but my father has. He is apparently a very friendly and welcoming guy. He and his family has done a lot for the holy sites, Makkah, Hijaz and Saudi Arabia. Islamic heritage and that of Hijaz is very dear to his heart apparently. The service of his family is undeniable at least.
 
Are you sure that's him? I mean Sheikh Abdul Qadir Bin Taha Al-Shaibi? Or either I cannot simply recognize him on that photo. Maybe it is an relative of his?

Probably a relative...but yes a Shaibi..
Interesting that the family has held the keys before the time of Islam.
 
@al-Hasani, do you have any pics of pilgrims from Iran in those times?
 
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thanks for this amazing picture and article

You are very welcome bdslph.

@al-Hasani very informative read...very well posted.

You are very welcome Slav Defence.

Great share Al Hasani. Thanks for the pics.

You are very welcome as well Bamxa.

Probably a relative...but yes a Shaibi..
Interesting that the family has held the keys before the time of Islam.

Yes, that is more possible. In fact that must be the case unless Sheikh Abdul Qadir bin Taha al-Shaibi has undergone some kind of huge transformation in age and appearance.

More pictures from the 1880's from that particular collection. The description of each photo can be seen below each photo:


Member of a Sharifian family of Mecca - فرد من عائلة من أشراف مكة by MIAQatar, on Flickr


Member of a Sharifian family of Mecca - فرد من عائلة من أشراف مكة by MIAQatar, on Flickr


Member of a Sharifian family of Mecca - فرد من عائلة من أشراف مكة by MIAQatar, on Flickr


Muezzin (caller for prayers) - مؤذن by MIAQatar, on Flickr


Ali Rayyis (A prince of the tribe of the muezzin, descendant of ‘Abdallah ibn Zubayr) - (الريّس (أمير قبيلة المؤذن، حفيد عبد الله بن الزبير by MIAQatar, on Flickr


Meccan man - رجل مكي by MIAQatar, on Flickr


Sayyid in Mecca - سيد من سادة مكة by MIAQatar, on Flickr


Children of the Banu Shayba Family (Key keepers of the Ka‘ba) - (أطفال عائلة بني شيبة (حراس مفاتيح الكعبة by MIAQatar, on Flickr


Distinguished Sayyid in Mecca - أحد أسياد مكة البارزين by MIAQatar, on Flickr


Nephew of the Sharif by MIAQatar, on Flickr

It is a shame that all the photos are in black and white though and not in colors. But I guess that it is better than nothing.
 
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Probably a relative...but yes a Shaibi..
Interesting that the family has held the keys before the time of Islam.

Yes Sir,

This was bestowed on Tasm, a tribe of Aad before Quraysh. It passed to Khuza'a, then Qusai, who gave it to his son Abdul Dar, who handed it over to his son Othman. It shifted from one person to another until it rested with their nephew Shaiba. It is still inherited by their successors up to the present day.[citation needed] Muhammad, the Islamic prophet, handed the keys to Bani Shaiba in the year of the conquest of Mecca, and said, "Take it, O Bani Talha, eternally up to the Day of Resurrection, and it will not be taken from you unless by an unjust, oppressive tyrant"[1]

Bani Shaiba - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 
Great picture's @al-Hasani bro, please keep posting. The old pictures show how Makkah and Hajj was crucial for the unity and interaction of the many nations who are members of the Muslim family of nations, for business, trade, economics and diplomacy. Fortunately today, we can connect via PDF everyday, so I have great hope for the future of the Muslim world (Sunni particularly), even though we are still going through some rough patches today.
 

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