Jamal al-Din ibn Wasil. Mufarrij al-Kurub fi Akhbar Bani Ayyub. Ed. by G. Shayyal, S. ‘Ashur, and H. Rabi’. 4 Vols., in progress. Cairo: 1953-.
Also two manuscripts:
(MC 119) Idem. Istanbul, Sulemaniye Kutuphanesi, Molla Celebi 119
(BN 1702, 1703) Idem. Paris, Bibliotheque Nationale, fonds arabe 1702, 1703.
Source: Humphreys pp. 406-7
Description of source by Humphreys pp. 395-396
- ‘better’ in terms of historical writing than Jauzi.
- it “…gives an outstandingly clear and coherent survey.”
- Only provides original information for the period followin al-’Adil’s death, and it is not until death of al-Kamil (635/1238) “…that the bulk of his work is drawn from eye-witnesses.”
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