Journey to mecca is a crossword puzzle clue that we have spotted 7 times. The film tells the amazing story of ibn battuta, the greatest explorer of the old world, following his first pilgrimage between 25 and 26 from tangier to mecca. This is the story of his first pilgrimage, bookended with neverbefore seen documentary footage of the. The new economic history of africa the journal of african history 2009 50 no. The genesis of the film was to tell the remarkable story of ibn battuta, promote a better understanding of islam in the west, and to present the heart of islam to the muslim world.
Journey to mecca tells the incredible true story of ibn battuta, one of the greatest travelers in history. Along the way, he is besieged by bandits, disease and sandstorms, but when he finally arrives after having travelled thousands. His university education began in 1950 at union college in schenectady, n. The film is based on the reallife experiences of ibn batutta, one of the greatest travellers of all time. In the footsteps of ibn battuta dvd and blu ray available on may 10, 2011 dont miss out on this amazing journey.
They identify the well in the psalm as zamzam in mecca which has ritual significance during the hajj, the pilgrimage to mecca. Journey to mecca follows ibn battuta chemseddine zinoune on his 18 month journey to the city of mecca, after leaving his home town of tangier in 25 aged just 21 years old. The story of his first hajj, or pilgrimage to mecca, offers the modern. Download press kit, images, trailer and video clips journey to mecca press kit pdf, 54 pages, 8 megs a comprehensive guide to journey to mecca, including production notes, cast and crew bios, and historical context journey to mecca press kit french language version pdf, 8 pages, 500k a comprehensive guide to journey to mecca, including production notes, cast and crew bios, and. The story of a medieval pilgrimage to islams holiest sites is saved from cheesiness by some spectacular imax photography, says peter bradshaw. In the footsteps of ibn battuta 2 journey to mecca educators guide 2009 sk films inc. The hajj from west africa from a global historical perspective brill. Its population in 2012 was 2 million, although visitors more than triple this number every year during the. In the footsteps of ibn battuta is an imax giant screen dramatised documentary film charting the first reallife journey made by the islamic scholar ibn battuta from his native morocco to mecca for the hajj muslim pilgrimage, in 25. Journey to mecca soundtrack cd details and availability. In the footsteps of ibn battuta journey to mecca tells the story of ibn battuta, played by chems eddine zinoun a young scholar, who leaves tangier in 25 on an epic and perilous journey, traveling alone from his home in morocco to reach mecca, some 3,000 miles to the east. As she seems to be increasingly unable to care for herself, helen becomes the source of a struggle between the local pastor who wants to get miss helen into an oldage. Encounters with islam in german literature and culture on jstor. We have released a new demo version called muslim 3d.
Mecca, also spelled makkah, is a city in the hejazi region of saudi arabia. Journey to mecca is a stunning portrayal of ibn battutas early travels to take part in his first hajj pilgrimage to mecca. Over 300 eager beauty junkies lined up to be the first customers in the store on opening day. Journey to mecca is a great movie showing mecca from a different perspective and telling the true story of ibn battutas long journey to mecca. Journey to mecca bluray disc journey to mecca dvd journey to mecca opens in st. One of the greatest travellers in human history, twentyoneyearold law student ibn battutah set out alone to. In the footsteps of ibn battuta, opening tomorrow at the science centers omnimax theater, gives viewers the chance to imagine what it would be like to travel 5,000 miles across barren deserts for 18 months in order to fulfill a sacred religious duty. Journey to mecca marks the first and only time an imax camera has captured an aerial view of the haj from a helicopter hovering 200 feet above mecca and the first time an imax team has been admitted into the most sacred sanctuary of islam the grand mosque at mecca.
Journey to mecca is an imax dramatic and documentary feature. His aim was to complete the hajj, the once in a lifetime pilgrimage all muslims aspire to perform. Bibi zainab was imams sister and was married to their cousin hazrat abdullah ibn jafar ibn abu taalib. The film tells the amazing story of ibn battuta, the greatest explorer of the old world, following his first pilgrimage. Covering almost 100 acres, its multiple levels and corridors are said to hold up to a million pilgrims. Journey to mecca is an award winning imax dramatic and documentary feature that tells the story of ibn battuta, the greatest explorer of the old. This book reviels how he was presented to islam and the difference islam brought to his life. Apr 15, 2016 journey to mecca soundtrack cd details and availability. Along the way, he is besieged by bandits, disease and sandstorms, but when he finally arrives after having travelled thousands of miles, visited some of the greatest cities of the medieval world, and joined a camel caravan of 10,000. Be careful of what you download or face the consequences. The city is located 70 km 43 mi inland from jeddah, in a narrow valley 277 m 909 ft above sea level and 340 kilometres 210 mi south of medina.
Journey to mecca wins best dramatic short at 43rd annual houston international film festival. Mecca maxima joins mecca cosmetica in the land of the long white cloud, opening its very first new zealand store in christchurchs anz centre. Ibn is a rich and religious law student in tangier in 25, when he decides to go on the hajj. Journey to mecca soundtrack from 2009, composed by michael brook. Journey to mecca crossword clue answer crossword heaven. Journey to mecca gloriously tells the story of this great moroccan who in 25 set out from tangier to travel to mecca, the cultural center of islam. A look inside islams spiritual heart as it transforms to accommodate a growing wave of pilgrims. It is a vivid descriptionbased on personal frequently quite adventurous or funny experience of what it means to put into practice the five pillars of islam in even the most. Many translated example sentences containing mecca germanenglish dictionary and search. In the footsteps of ibn battuta is an imax giant screen dramatised documentary film charting the first reallife journey. Youll feel like you are part of battutas journey to mecca. The film weaves rich storytelling with national geographics hallmark of gorgeous video footage and overlapping images of mecca then and now. Islam asserts that the word baka appears as a name for mecca.
Immerse yourself in a fascinating, interactive 3d world of islam. With chemseddine zinoune, hassam ghancy, essam edriss, nabil elouahabi. Journey to mecca is an imax dramatic and documentary feature, filmed in saudi arabia and morocco in both english and arabic, with background berber. Journey to makkah, already available in german and arabic, is much more than an account of the authors pilgrimages to the holy places of islam, makkah and madinah. Mecca is governed by the municipality of mecca, a municipal council of fourteen locally elected members headed by a mayor called alamin appointed by the saudi government. Journey to mecca free download or watch online redflagdeals. The first journey madina to mecca fter saying goodbye to the graves of his grandfather and his mother, imam husayn went to bibi zainabs house. Journey to mecca 2009 brrip xvid mp3xvid uploadgig. Muslim pilgrims gather on mount mercy on the plains of arafat during the annual haj pilgrimage, outside the holy city of mecca, saudi arabia. Jan 24, 2009 journey to mecca, made by cosmic picture, was shot in saudi arabia and morocco and tells the tale of ibn battutas adventurous 14thcentury trek to mecca from tangier woven with imax coverage of millions of muslims. In 25, as a 21yearold law student, he set out from morocco on an epic journey to the sacred city of mecca. Mecca is the capital of the makkah region, which includes neighboring jeddah. Jun 17, 2010 journey to mecca 3 5 stars 3 out of 5 stars. Obviously, in the length of an imax, anyone expecting the arabian nights covering 40 years of his life in 40 minutes is going to be disappointed.
Jan 12, 2009 journey to mecca is an imax dramatic and documentary feature that tells the amazing story of ibn battuta, the greatest explorer of the old world, following his first pilgrimage between 25 and. Along the way, he is besieged by bandits, disease and sandstorms, but when he. Journey to mecca english language version films doha film. It starts and ends with a documentary approach to modern mecca and in between is tied with the story of ibn battuta, an adventurer from the 14th century. Aug 11, 2010 where can i download journey to mecca 2009 film. An idea is hatched in the living room of jo horgans small terrace in melbournes albert. At the heart of this holy city is the great mosque. Located in the sirat mountains of central saudi arabia and 45 miles inland from the red sea port of jidda jeddah, ancient mecca was an oasis on the old caravan trade route that linked the mediterranean world.
In the footsteps of ibn battuta part 1 of 3 english. Unduh film journey to mecca 2009 mahasiswa agama islam berusia 20 tahun, ibnu batutah 468, yang nama lengkapnya adalah abu abdullah muhammad ibnu abdullah al lawati al tanji ibnu batutah, berangkat dari tangier, sebuah kota di maroko utara, pada tahun 25, berziarah ke mekah, sekitar 3. One of his best books i think is the journals of a muslim german. Journey to mecca soundtrack 2009 the moviemusic store. One of the greatest travellers in human history, twentyoneyearold law student ibn battutah set out alone to mecca from tangiers in 25 and returned to morocco almost thirty years later. Using apkpure app to upgrade mecca 3d, fast, free and save your internet data. Imax test screening, journey to mecca, mystic india. Indexing process is completely automated we do not check it. In the footsteps of ibn battuta is an imax giant screen. Journey to mecca 2009 tells the story of ibn battuta chems eddine zinoun, a young scholar who leaves tangier in 25 on an epic and perilous journey. Journey to mecca is an exploration of the history, geography, and culture of 14th century north africa and the middle east.
Were marking two decades of mecca beauty and its all thanks to you, our customer. In the footsteps of ibn battuta is an imax giant screen dramatised documentary film charting the first reallife journey made by the islamic. The first journey madina to mecca the journey of tears. Hi everyone, i am looking for journey to mecca the movie from imax. You see, late in 2009, eight years after that shooting, raisuddin had gone on his own journey, a pilgrimage to mecca. Medieval traveler, ibn battuta, though a folk hero in the muslim world is virtually unknown to the west. Aug 27, 2010 journey to mecca follows ibn battuta chemseddine zinoune on his 18 month journey to the city of mecca, after leaving his home town of tangier in 25 aged just 21 years old. This historical documentary narrated by actor ben kingsley takes a look at the exciting and inspiring story of ibn battuta, an explorer whose journey in the year 26 from tangier to mecca. Join us on a trip down memory lane as we go back, way back, to the beginning, when eyebrows were skinny and the rachel was the height of chic. Translations in context of mecca in englishjapanese from reverso. Thank you for using our prototype version of mecca 3d.