Futuh al-Haramayn

Futuh al-Haramayn (a Handbook for Pilgrims to Mecca and Medina) is considered the first Islamic guidebook for pilgrimage.

[1] It was written by Muhi al-Din Lari and completed in India in 1505–6.

The book was dedicated to Muzaffar ibn Mahmudshah, the ruler of Gujarat.

The book describes the full rituals of the Hajj in order, and describes the religious sites one can visit.

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Illustration from a 1582 manuscript of Futuh al-Haramayn showing the Kaaba within the Masjid al-Haram . Khalili Collection of Hajj and the Arts of Pilgrimage