First drafts

Primary source: Ibn Wasil’s Mufarrij

October 31, 2008 · 1 Comment

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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