IIAM : Road to Mecca

I never knew there's an Islamic Art Centre in KL. What? You know about it? Big whoop. Wanna fight about it.(Ops! Family guy influence kick in)Well, for those who doesn't. It might be a good time for you to pay a visit there. Currently, there's an on-going exhibition on Road to Mecca (Pameran Menuju ke Mekah).

I should mention here, it is a very well maintain place and lots of green for shutterbug.

I hope I could find some angle for photo shoot but I was there an hour before it close so I had to speed up my pace to catch up with the others.

Stepping into the exhibit hall, we’ve been greet by guide book used long-long time ago by pilgrimages to guide them through the pilgrims activity.

Big guide book

 

Mobile guide book

Hajj Route. I never been to Mecca to perform pilgrimage but from seeing all the item on exhibit there, the methods have been made easier by 1000 fold.

there's even an item errected in the midst of the exhibit hall to show how the old way the pilgrim would spend the night there in mecca to perform hajj. I just can imagine their hardship and strong will to perform the 5th Rukun Islam.

Item used to navigate through see. Yes. They sail all the way from Malaysia to Mecca. Round trip might take few months!! Compared to few hours by flight. How convenient our life has been.

Water flask used during those time. You can see the tent in the background.

and Old print of Al-Quran Nul Karim.

Well, there's so much to be seen there. I've seen some foreigner theres and none local. This might be due to

1. Locals don't know this place like I was.

2. They don't think that it is a great exhibit to be in.

Some of other exhibit item picture as below. FYI, the exhibit still running until 22 January 2010.

Find you way there.

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