Hajj Abbas KARARA Lot n° 39

Kitab al-din wal'haram, khulasat tarikh al kaaba al muadhama wal'masjad al haram wa maqam ibrahim wa bi'r zamzam, second illustrated, commented and enlarged edition, fan al-tibaa printing house, Cairo, 1369h (1950). In-12, paperback, 234p. in Arabic, 1 frontispiece, 2 drawings (Bab Bani Shaiba disappeared in 1950 and the minbar al haram al makki) and 13 illustrations including a portrait of King Abulaziz Ibn Saud and the author. Numerous advertisements at the end presenting pilgrimage certificates printed by the author and an advertisement for his dental practice in Mecca. History of the kaaba and detailed history of the construction of the masjad al haram. Al Hajj Abbas Karara (-1974), an Egyptian dental surgeon based in Saudi Arabia, was the first to open a dental practice in Mecca in 1365h (1945). Author and printer of numerous works on Islam, his books were recognized by the sheikhs of the Al Azhar mosque in Cairo for their quality and approachability. His printing works in Egypt and Saudi Arabia are also renowned for the production of pilgrimage certificates. Al Hajj Abbas Karara (-1974), an Egyptian dental surgeon based in Saudi Arabia, was the first to open a dental practice in Mecca in 1365h (1945). The author and printer of numerous works on Islam, his books were recognised by the sheikhs of the Al Azhar mosque in Cairo for their quality and ease of use. His printing works in Egypt and Saudi Arabia are also known for producing pilgrimage certificates.