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The Hajj: The Muslim Pilgrimage to Mecca and the Holy Places

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Divinity Atlas. "The Hajj: The Muslim Pilgrimage to Mecca and the Holy Places." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/the-hajj-the-muslim-pilgrimage-to-mecca-and-the-holy-places.

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Divinity Atlas. (n.d.). The Hajj: The Muslim Pilgrimage to Mecca and the Holy Places. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/the-hajj-the-muslim-pilgrimage-to-mecca-and-the-holy-places

BibTeX

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  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {The Hajj: The Muslim Pilgrimage to Mecca and the Holy Places},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/the-hajj-the-muslim-pilgrimage-to-mecca-and-the-holy-places},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
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F. E. Peters built this history largely from translated primary accounts, pilgrims' and chroniclers' own descriptions of the Hajj across history, rather than from later secondary summaries of it, which is the book's real evidentiary basis. Its standing rests on how directly it works from that primary record across centuries, from the pre Islamic period through the modern era, rather than on any claim about its publisher. This record has not independently checked each translated passage against the original source Peters cites for it. It is a strong source for established historical facts about the Hajj and how it has been practiced and experienced across history. Because it draws heavily on translated historical accounts, a claim needing the precise wording of an original source is better verified against that primary account directly.

Facts

Assessment

Reliability Tier

A scholarly history from a university press built largely from translated primary accounts, pilgrims' and chroniclers' own descriptions of the Hajj from the pre-Islamic period through the modern era.

Notes

Scholarly history of the Hajj, the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, tracing its rites, historical development and the experience of pilgrims from the pre-Islamic period through the modern era, largely through translated primary accounts. Use for established historical facts about the Hajj and its practice.

Citation

Author

F. E. Peters

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Publication Year

1994

URL

https://archive.org/details/hajjmuslimpilgri0000pete_t3x8

Source Type

book

Claims Backed By This Source (257 claims)

This source backs 257 claims across the atlas. As facts: 112 well-attested. As cited relationships: 109 holds, 1 held Differently. Plus 35 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

Schools of Religious Law, 58 claims: 52 holds, 1 held Differently, 5 general references.
Sacred Sites, 44 claims: 37 well-attested, 2 holds, 5 general references.
Religious Orders, 32 claims: 24 holds, 8 general references.
Disciplines, 21 claims: 3 well-attested, 17 holds, 1 general references.
Practices, 20 claims: 17 well-attested, 3 general references.
Sacred Objects & Ritual Items, 15 claims: 8 well-attested, 5 holds, 2 general references.
Rituals, 14 claims: 10 well-attested, 2 holds, 2 general references.
Articles, 12 claims: 12 well-attested.
Pilgrimage Routes, 12 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 holds, 3 general references.
Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.
Denominations, 6 claims: 4 holds, 2 general references.
Subcategories, 5 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 general references.
Beliefs & Restrictions, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 general references.
Figures, 4 claims: 1 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 general references.
Religions, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.