Bird's-eye view of Mecca with the Grand Mosque and shrine of Muhammad in the centre, by Carl Ponheimer (1803)
‘The Grand Mosque and Shrine of Muhammad in the centre’ - There is no shrine to the Prophet in Mekkah. Carl Ponheimer was ill-informed about Islam. It says a lot about European understanding of Islam, then and now as well. It might be an innocent mistake or a deliberate attempt to distort the facts.
‘The Grand Mosque and Shrine of Muhammad in the centre’ - There is no shrine to the Prophet in Mekkah. Carl Ponheimer was ill-informed about Islam. It says a lot about European understanding of Islam, then and now as well. It might be an innocent mistake or a deliberate attempt to distort the facts.
Bird's-eye view of Mecca with the Grand Mosque and shrine of Muhammad in the centre, by Carl Ponheimer (1803)
‘The Grand Mosque and Shrine of Muhammad in the centre’ - There is no shrine to the Prophet in Mekkah. Carl Ponheimer was ill-informed about Islam. It says a lot about European understanding of Islam, then and now as well. It might be an innocent mistake or a deliberate attempt to distort the facts.
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