| Al-Arghuniyya Madrasa | |
|---|---|
الأرغونية | |
 Entrance, with the endowment text above the door | |
  Location within the West Bank | |
| General information | |
| Type | Madrasa |
| Architectural style | Mamluk |
| Location | East Jerusalem |
| Coordinates | Bank 31°46′42.02″N 35°14′02.51″E / 31.7783389°N 35.2340306°E |
| Completed | 13 March-10 April 1358 |
Al-Arghuniyya (Arabic: الأرغونية) was a Madrasa in Jerusalem.
Location edit
Al-Arghuniyya is situated just outside the Iron gate in East Jerusalem, on the south side of the Tariq Bab Al-Hadid street, bordered by Haram esh-Sharif on the east side, Al-Muzhiriyya on the west side and Al-Khatuniyya to the south.
History edit
The earliest history of the place is given in the inscription text over the entrance:
In the name of God the Merciful, the Compassionate. The construction of this blessed tomb and madrasa was ordered by his most noble excellency Sayf al-Din Arghun al-Kamili, the former Governor of the Province of Damascus. He died [and passed] to the mercy of God Almighty on the 28 Shawwal in the year seven hundred and fifty-eight. Rukn al-Din Baybars al-Sayfi took charge of the building and its completion. It was completed in Rabi II of the year seven hundred and fifty-nine [13 March-10 April 1358] [2][3]
In 1931, a part closest to the Haram esh-Sharif became the tomb of Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca[4]
References edit
Bibliography edit
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- Berchem, van, M. (1922). MIFAO 43 Matériaux pour un Corpus Inscriptionum Arabicarum Part 2 Syrie du Sud T.1 Jérusalem "Ville" (in French and Arabic). Cairo: Impr. de l'Institut français d'archéologie orientale. (pp. 276ff)
- Burgoyne, Michael Hamilton (1987). Mamluk Jerusalem. ISBN 090503533X. (pp. 356−367)
- Mayer, L.A. (1933). Saracenic Heraldry: A Survey. Oxford: Oxford University Press. (pp. 74ff)
- Moudjir ed-dyn (1876). Sauvaire (ed.). Histoire de Jérusalem et d'Hébron depuis Abraham jusqu'à la fin du XVe siècle de J.-C. : fragments de la Chronique de Moudjir-ed-dyn. (p. 145)