The text of the Futuh al‑Haramain comprises a guidebook for those performing the hajj (pilgrimage) to Mecca and other places sacred to the Muslim faith. Manuscripts typically include descriptions of the rituals and prayers to be performed at each location, along with images of the shrines and other views of pilgrimage sites. The illustrations include the renovations of the holy sites ordered by the Ottoman sultan Suleiman, indicating a date for the book no earlier than the mid‑sixteenth century.