Amazing - Earliest Photos of Makkah from over 100 years ago (incl. Quran recitation from 1885)

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subhanAllah amazing images of the Kab'ah and Makkah from over 100 years ago from the year 1885 Gregorian and 1301H. The city of Makkah looks as blessed as ever *smiles*

Includes Quran recitation of surah Duha from the same period, over 100 years ago! This is AMAZING. Probably the earliest literal recitation of the Qur'an we will ever hear, in fact anyone of this and the previous generation.

Sourced from CNN

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Snouck's extraordinary collection of sepia-tinted images of Mecca in a bygone age have gone on display in Dubai ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage that originally drew him to the heart of Islam.

Accompanied by crackling, eerie soundscapes captured by Snouck using Thomas Edison's newly-invented wax cylinders, the exhibition paints a very different picture from the ornate and built-up Mecca familiar to modern visitors.

Among the newly-restored platinum prints, one image taken from a nearby hillside shows the Kaaba, the instantly recognizable cubic building considered by Muslims to be the holiest place on the planet.

But though the galleried compound which surrounds it is echoed by Mecca's contemporary architecture, the sparsely-built city of Snouck's era bears only a passing resemblance, as do the rudimentary travelers' tents on the dusty plains outside the city.

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[darklight254]

@koolkol009

"Today I really feel ashamed to be Sunni"

Don't let the actions of a few let you be ashamed to call yourself Sunni...however sticking to just the word Muslim is preferable. Sunni should only be used to distinguish oneself from the Shia, (sunni coming from "sunnah"...as the Shia reject the sunnah)

[sidkings]

@NaughtyBwoi Id have to disagree bro.. the saudis dont hesitate to give $bns to the kuffar, but when it comes to helping the poor non arab hujjaj they're not so forth coming. Its the little inexpensive things that could go along way to help ppl. I think if you were a poor person you would agree. Its a 2 tier system now.

Saudis generally have an arrogant & contemptuous attitude towards to non arab muslims, hence the slave like treatment of migrant workers in particular rampant abuse of maids...

[TheGreatKurd]

@darklight254 its sunnah to call yourself muslim because the prophet mohammed pbuh called himself muslim lol follow quran and sunnah and call yourself muslim

[thousif2303]

those days the people will visit mecca by walking in the hot desert ......... subhan allah

[Lebztaa]

@Lebztaa oh how didnt i see it , its right there , assalamualaykum

[Lebztaa]

@mali14125 to be honest i cant find what i wrote before, im lost but all good , that comment was as if it never happend and if i said anything i apologize aswell :). but yeah bukhari has weak/medium/strong hadiths , lol i dont even know what hadith or something im talking about haha. forget about this , assalamualykum inshallah i see you in jannat ul firdous .

[fer4USA]

@januk36 The West should have a “if you destroy our monuments, we will destroy yours!” policy

[mali14125]

@Lebztaa ya Akhi, Bukhari has many Hadiths that cannot be Hadiths..same time having Hadiths that contradict Ahlul Sunnah wal Jama'a.....and by the way, i apologize for calling you an idiot...i was angry already at something that whole day

[Lebztaa]

@mali14125 no brother muslim & bukhari arnt there to support anyone its authentic history . not for shia or sunni its for who ever wants to follow the prophet

[mali14125]

@darklight254 you my friend, are an idiot....hadiths obviously in bukhari and muslim support Shi'a but anyhow, plz let people enjoy this beautiful vid

[januk36]

Nuke Mecca :-)