The British Museum is asking for memories of Hajj or Umrah to create a picture of what this journey is like.
Here Ateeqa Rajwani shares her experience of Hajj. Recorded at the festival Living Islam.
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One of the five pillars of Islam central to Muslim belief, Hajj is the pilgrimage to Mecca that every Muslim must make at least once in their lifetime if they are able.
We asked what Hajj means to you. Here some Hajjis share their memorable experiences.
Over 140,000 people from across the UK and the world visited the exhibition Hajj: journey to the heart of Islam at the British Museum in 2012.
One of the star objects of the exhibition is this magnificent mahmal which would have travelled on top of a camel on the route to Mecca.
The British Museum has been asking for memories of Hajj or Umrah to create a picture of what this journey is like.
Each year, over 25,000 British Muslims go on the pilgrimage to Mecca, known as Hajj. The British Museum asked people who had been on this journey to share their experiences.
