Anis Al-Hujjaj

Illustration from the Anis Al-Hujjaj showing the port of Surat, Khalili Collection of Hajj and the Arts of Pilgrimage

The Anis Al-Hujjaj (Pilgrim's Companion, also transcribed Anis ul-Hujjaj) is a seventeenth-century literary work by Safi ibn Vali, an official of the Mughal court in what is now India. Written in Persian, it describes the Hajj (the pillar of Islam which is the pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina) undertaken by him in 1677 AD (AH 1088) and it gives advice to pilgrims. Its illustrations depict pilgrims travelling to the holy sites and taking part in the rituals of the Hajj.[1] They are also a visual guide to significant places and people.

  1. ^ Nassar, Nahla (2020). "The Anis al-Hujjaj ('Pilgrims' Companion') of Safi ibn Vali". Explore Islamic Art Collections. Retrieved 2020-11-25.