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`Abd al-Malik (d. 87
H)
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- of the umawi rulers,
faqih w. wide knowledge, pious; the first in islam to be called `abd
al-Malik [Ziarat al-Sham p. 33:f4]
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- his wife Umm al-Banain
`Atiqa bint Yazid b.
Mu`awiah b. Abi Sufian is buried outside Bab
al-Jabiah west of damascus [Ziarat al-Sham p. 33]
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- his son al-Walid b. `Abd al-Malik b.
Marwan (d. 96 H) built the Umawi mosque, after
demolishing the church that was in its place; also rebuilt the Prophets
(s) mosque in Madina and the Dome of hte Rock in Jerulsalem. He is
buried in Bab al-Saghir, 20
armlengths north of Mu`awyiah [Ziarat al-Sham p. 75] |
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