Sequel to the Two Gardens by Abu Shama

Al-Dhayl 'ala 'l-Rawdatayn by Abu Shama

Aliases

Aliases	Arabic
Abu Shama
Abū Shāma Shihāb al-Dīn al-Maḳdisī
Abū Shāma Shihāb al-Dīn Abuʾl-Ḳāsim ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Ismāʿīl ibn Ibrāhīm ibn ʿUthmān ibn Abī Bakr ibn Ibrāhīm ibn Muḥammad al-Maḳdisī (or al-Maqdisī)
Shihāb al-Dīn Abuʾl-Ḳāsim ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Ismāʿīl al-Maḳdisī

Background and Biography

Background and Biography

Excerpts

English from Ambraseys (2009)

• from Ambraseys (2009)

According to Abu Shama, Nur ad-Din repaired the damage to the mosques which was caused by the earthquakes or by other causes. He delegated his powers to the qadi Kamal ad Din ash-Shahrzawri (the successor of ‘Asrun) for the business of the waqfs, with the mandate of applying the law, doing good and combating evil, and the authorisations to allot to the repairs the silver which remained from the treasure of the waqfs, with the agreement of the . . . (Abu Shama, Rawdat 1/229)

Seismic Effects

• Nur ad-Din repaired the damage to the mosques which was caused by the earthquakes or by other causes

Sources

Sources

Online Versions and Further Reading

References