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March 26, 1933 Mekke People

Lady Evelyn Cobbold reaches the Masjid al-Haram on her pilgrimage

Edinburgh-born Lady Evelyn (Zainab) Cobbold describes entering the Masjid al-Haram in her Hajj diary entry dated 26 March 1933. Making the pilgrimage at 65 after waiting for permission, she is known as the first UK-born Muslim woman to perform the Hajj; her account appeared in 1934 as "Pilgrimage to Mecca".

Time since
93 years

Sources

  1. Saudi Aramco World — Mayfair to Makkah (William Facey, 2008)
  2. Sacred Footsteps — Lady Evelyn: the first British woman to perform Hajj
  3. Wikipedia — Lady Evelyn Cobbold

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