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ruler of Damscus,
first in history ot build a Dar al-hadith, gave many books as waqf,
built schools and mosques and institueted many awqaf, loved and honored
the pple of din; strong in warfare, a good archer, he would only
consume out of wealth he gained by buisineness or spoils of war
according to what the `ulema deemd lawful; he forbade wide under his
rule, known for his justice and rightousness, rebuilt the city walls
and fortresses of all Sham: Aleppo and Hums and Hama and Damascus and
other places; build several hospitals, the most famous one in Damascus,
which was institueted as waqf, and where rich and poor were attended
to; and he made Daria (a village in the Ghuta west of Damascus) a waqf
for poor Muslims. [Ziarat al-Sham p. 27-28, quoting Ibn Khaldun]
He was buried in the city wall of Damascus, later his remains were
moved to a madrasa he had built for the Hanafis on the Westersn side of
(الخواصين أو الخوامين، معروف الآن بسعق الخياطين وكان يعرف بسوق
الآخصاصين)ـ - [Ziarat al-Sham p. 29] |