Vincent le Blanc as the second non-muslim in Makkah and Madinah

Spahic, Omer (2021) Vincent le Blanc as the second non-muslim in Makkah and Madinah. Islamic Thought and Civilization (JITC), 11 (2). pp. 270-289. ISSN 2075-0943 E-ISSN 2520-0313

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Abstract

This article discusses the case of Vincent le Blanc as the second European non-Muslim to visit Makkah and Madinah. The article argues that, in reality, the man never did as claimed. The visit was staged mainly for the interests of Christian anti-Islamic polemics. The justification of the contention is two-pronged. Le Blanc’s fallacious, self-contradictory and irrational accounts of Makkah and Madinah, their holy mosques, and of hajj rituals, are firstly presented. That is followed by examining his extensive plagiarism of Ludovico di Varthema.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	2202/93020
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Vincent le Blanc; Makkah and Madinah; Ludovico di Varthema; Christian anti-Islamic polemics
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of History & Civilization Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences
Depositing User:	Omer Spahic
Date Deposited:	14 Oct 2021 10:59
Last Modified:	14 Oct 2021 10:59
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/93020

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