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The History of the Temple of Jerusalem

Translated from the Arabic Ms. of the Imám Jalal-Addín al Síútí

Jalal al-Dinh al-Suyuti author James Reynolds translator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:26th Sep '13

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This 1836 translation of a medieval Arabic history is a rich source for the architectural and topographical history of Jerusalem.

This medieval Arabic history, ascribed to the Egyptian scholar Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti (1445–1505), was translated by the orientalist James Reynolds (1805–66) and published in 1836. Containing rich descriptions of religious places in Jerusalem, it is a key source for the city's architectural and topographical history.Ascribed to the Egyptian scholar Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti (1445–1505), this medieval Arabic history was translated into English by the orientalist James Reynolds (1805–66). An outstanding Islamic polymath, al-Suyuti produced a large body of work in such fields as grammar, rhetoric, theology, medicine and history. The present work may have been compiled from his earlier General History and Critical History of Traditions. It contains rich descriptions of religious places and buildings in Jerusalem, including the Dome of the Rock and the Mosque of Omar, and offers a historical account of the city. First published in 1836 for the Oriental Translation Fund of the Royal Asiatic Society, the translation was based on the text of two Arabic manuscripts preserved in the British Museum. Including a translator's preface and detailed exegetical notes, this publication remains a rich source for the architectural and topographical history of Jerusalem.

ISBN: 9781108061988

Dimensions: 216mm x 140mm x 35mm

Weight: 770g

614 pages