JL;DR SUMMARY Prof. Daniella Talmon-Heller from Ben Gurion University's Department of Middle East Studies delves into her book "Sacred Place and Sacred Time in the Medieval Islamic Middle East: A Historical Perspective," exploring the evolution of pilgrimage and temporal rituals in the early centuries of Islam. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski.