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The Mahmal of the Moslem Pilgrimage

1931; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 63; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1017/s0035869x00066259

2051-2066

Arthur E. Robinson,

Global Maritime and Colonial Histories

It is very improbable that the Mahmal, which formed such a prominent object in the procession of the “Kiswat en Nebi” at Cairo and the pilgrim caravans from Egypt and Syria, will be seen in the Hejaz again. There are very strong political and religious reasons against its introduction into the ceremonies at Mecca. As the practice of sending a Mahmal to Mecca was adopted by an Indian Prince and the late Sultan of Darfur, it might be of use to trace the origin and purport of this very curious custom in Islam.