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CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS The History Of The Temple Of Jerusalem : Translated From The Arabic Ms. Of The Imam Jalal-Addin Al Siuti by Jalal al-Dinh al-Suyuti , Translated by James Reynolds
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 translators preface and detailed exegetical notes, this publication remains a rich source for the architectural and topographical history of Jerusalem.show more