CONTENTS: VOLUME ONE: Foreword-Julian Raby, Preface-Qaisra M Khan, List of Authors, 1. The Hajj-Michael Wolfe, 2. The History and Significance of the Meccan Hajj from Pre-Islam to the Rise of the Abbasids-Peter Webb, 3. The Prophet's Tomb and the History of Pilgrimage to Medina (Up to the Mamluk Period)-Harry Munt, 4. Unrolling the Hajj: the Evolution of Pilgrimage Certificates- Sergio Carro Martin, 5. Islamic Coins as Witnesses to Secular Power and Pilgrimage in Medieval Mecca and Medina-Aram Vardanyan, 6. Futuh al-Haramayn: Muhyi Lari's Versified Account of Hajj and the Holy Places of the Hijaz-Mhhammad Isa Waley, 7. Tuhfet ul-Haremeyn: the Ottoman Poet Yusuf Nabi's Account of his Pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina-Muhammad Isa Waley, 8. The Cemeteries of Mecca and Medina-Qaisra M Khan, 9. Entwined Itineraries: Early Shi'i Interpretations of the Hajj and the Ziyarah to the Shi'i Imams-Edmund Hayes, 10. Shi'i Perspectives on Hajj: Illustrated Souvenir Serolls olf Hajj and Ziyarat-Ulrich Marzolph, 11. The Work of Dar al-Kiswah-Nabla Nassar, 12. Insights from the Accounts of a Noble Enterprise: Ledgers from Dar al-Kiswah 1900-70-Self el Rashidi, 13. The Life and Works of Abdullah Zuhdi Efendi Bilal Badat & Sami De Giosa, 14. From Mecca to Medina: a Textile Conservation Story, 2007-22-Janie Lightfoot, 15. The Place of Pilgrimage in Talismanic Shirts from the Islamic World-Saarthak Singh, VOLUME TWO: 16. The Chronological Development of Mecca Views-Mehmet Tutuncii, 17. Multi-,Paraline and Perspectival Views of Islamic Pilgrimage Sites-Sabiba Gologlu, 18. Early Hajj Photography, 1880-1914-Aroud Vrolijk, 19. Regional Styles, International Models: the Holy Sanctuaries of Mecca and Medina on Reverse Glass Paintings-Luitgard Mols, 20. Mahmals in Procession-Spectacles from Cairo and Damascus-Richard McGregor, 21. The Puzzle of Egypt: The Mahmal in Western Eyes-Alastair Hamilton, 22. Travellers in Disguise-Europeans in Mecca and Medina (1500-1930)-Jan Loop, 23. Deadly Journeys: Public Health and Mobility Regulation in the Age of Steam-Michael Christopher Low, 24. The Hijaz Railway and Route Guide-James Nicholson, 25. The Hajj and Colonial South Asia-John Slight, 26. The Special Hajj Banknoltes of Pakistan-Qaisra M Khan, 27. South Asia as a Production Hub for Popular Islamic Images-Yousuf Saeed, Bibliography.