Hajj pilgrimage scroll, Ottoman Empire, dated 1319 H / 1901 Long manuscript on paper consisting of four pages glued together, the text calligraphed in black ink, a few lines in red ink, in naskhi Arabic. The text, inscribed in a multi-lobed niche and introduced by the Bismillah, appears in several prayer sections separated by illustrations in gouache, ink and gold, captioned with the stages of the pilgrimage to Mecca, such as the Ka'aba, the Black Stone, the Maqâm Ibrahîm, the Well of Zamzam, Mount 'Arafat, etc... The last six lines, copied in diwani, give the date 1319 H / 1901. Spine titled in Arabic: "Guide to the Hajj prayers and visit - Here I am, O Allah, here I am". Text wound on a wooden rod with bulbous ends engraved with striations and the ends of the paper wrapped in a textile yoke woven with polychrome threads. Size of text area: 277.6 x 15.6 cm Wear, slight folds, small stains, small edge tears, some repairs. Provenance: Former Johannes Baljon collection (1919-2001). Johannes Marinus Simon Baljon was Professor Emeritus of Islamic Studies at Leiden University. Trained at Utrecht in theology and oriental languages, he mastered Arabic, Sanskrit and Urdu and obtained a doctorate in theology. He is the author of numerous publications focusing on Islamic thought in the Indian subcontinent. His standard work was Religion and thought of Shâh Walî Allah Dihlawî (1703-1762), Brill, Leiden: 1986.