A Journey Beyond the Three Seas is a Russian travelogue in the form of travel notes, made by Afanasy Nikitin, a merchant from Tver, during his journey to the Indian subcontinent in 1466–1472.
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Islam is an Abrahamic religion based on the Quran and the teachings of Muhammad. The monotheistic religion has an estimated 2 billion worldwide adherents, called Muslims. Islam is the world's second-l
The Kaaba at Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest Islamic site
al Fatiha (The Opener), a surah from the Quran
Calligraphy showing the word Allah in Arabic in Hagia Sophia
A Quran manuscript resting on a rehal, a book rest for the holy text, c. 9th century