▁He ▁later ▁made ▁an ▁additional ▁trip ▁to ▁N ub ia ▁trav elling ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁Sh endi ▁near ▁the ▁Py ram ids ▁of ▁M ero ë . ▁From ▁here ▁he ▁journey ed ▁to ▁the ▁Red ▁Sea ▁and ▁resolved ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁pil gr image ▁to ▁Me cca ▁as ▁this ▁would ▁enh ance ▁his ▁credentials ▁as ▁a ▁Muslim ▁on ▁his ▁journey ▁to ▁Tim bu kt u . ▁ ▁After ▁crossing ▁the ▁Red ▁Sea , ▁he ▁entered ▁Jed d ah ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁July ▁ 1 8 1 4 ▁and ▁became ▁sick ▁with ▁d ys ent ery ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁his ▁travel s . ▁Here ▁he ▁proved ▁his ▁credentials ▁as ▁a ▁Muslim ▁and ▁was ▁permitted ▁to ▁travel ▁to ▁Me cca . ▁He ▁spent ▁several ▁months ▁in ▁Me cca ▁performing ▁the ▁various ▁rit uals ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁H aj j ▁which ▁was ▁un he ard ▁of ▁for ▁a ▁European . ▁He ▁wrote ▁of ▁his ▁detailed ▁observations ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁the ▁deport ment ▁and ▁culture ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁inhabitants . ▁His ▁journ als ▁were ▁a ▁valuable ▁source ▁of ▁information ▁for ▁the ▁African ▁expl orer ▁Richard ▁Bur ton ▁who ▁also ▁later ▁travel led ▁to ▁Me cca ▁a ▁few ▁dec ades ▁later . ▁He ▁later ▁made ▁a ▁side ▁trip ▁to ▁Med ina ▁where ▁he ▁again ▁became ▁sick ▁with ▁d ys ent ery ▁and ▁spent ▁three ▁months ▁recover ing . ▁Depart ing ▁Arab ia , ▁he ▁arrived ▁in ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁great ▁exhaust ion ▁in ▁the ▁S ina i ▁pen ins ula ▁and ▁travel led ▁over