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Things have changed dramatically over the past 100
years. Hajj in the past was difficult. Getting to Makkah for many was
the hardest and the toughest part; performing Hajj itself wasn’t as the
crowds were not as huge and performing tawaf was easier. Here are are a
few stunning images of Hajj from the early and mid-1900s:
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Hajj Pilgrims travelling to the Kaaba in 1910
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Before the age of commercial airlines being affordable for all, Pilgrims
used to travel by boat and ferry – Jeddah Port
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Makkah in 1953 – hotels and places for
Pilgrims to stay during Hajj can be seen surround the Holy Kaaba
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Streets of Makkah during the mid-1900s – very few cars
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One of the entrances to Masjid Al Haram
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The Kaaba in 1902, there is only marble surrounding the Holy Kaaba
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There was a time when any Muslim could enter the Holy Kaaba
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The crowds of the 1900s when Hajj was performed
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Muzdalifa – between Mina Valley and Mount Arafat
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Pilgrims in Arafat during the early 1900s
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Tents in Arafah during Hajj in the 1950s
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Stoning the devil in the mid-1900s
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Qurbani animals stayed with the pilgrims |
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