SEVEN BLANK PILGRIMAGE CERTIFICATES FOR THE YEARS 1300 OF TH

SEVEN BLANK PILGRIMAGE CERTIFICATES FOR THE YEARS 1300 OF THE HIJRA, LITHOGRAPHED, PRINTED ON BEIGE PAPER, INCLUDING FOUR SMALL ONES BY AL-HAJJ ABBAS KARAH, ABD ALLAH FIDA PRINTING HOUSE, AND THREE LARGE ONES BY THE FINE ARTS PRINTING HOUSE, ABD RAB AL-NABI ABD AL-FATTAH FIDA, BÂB ASSALEM IN MECCA. SAUDI ARABIA, 1883–1980. The large ones, which are identical, depict the al-Haram Mosque on a large scale. The borders are decorated with ornamental friezes. The smaller, identical certificates depict the al-Haram Mosque at the top and various holy sites on the lower half of the certificate, including the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock. Dimensions: 430 x 285 mm and 335 x 223 mm. Al Hajj Abbas Karara (d. 1974), an Egyptian dental surgeon based in Saudi Arabia, was the first to open a dental practice in Mecca in 1365 H (1945). As the author and printer of numerous works on Islam, his books have been recognized by the sheikhs of Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo for their quality and user-friendliness. His printing presses in Egypt and Saudi Arabia are also renowned for producing pilgrimage certificates.