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Author Al-Tel, Othman Ismael

Title The first Islamic conquest of Aelia (Islamic Jerusalem) : a critical analytical study of the early Islamic historical narratives and sources / Othman Ismael Al-Tel
Published Dundee : Al-Maktoum Institute Academic Press, 2003

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Description 1 online resource (iv, 321 pages) : maps
Series Monograph on Islamic Jerusalem studies ; no. 2
Monographs on IslamicJerusalem studies ; 2.
Contents The First Islamic Conquest of Aelia (Islamic Jerusalem) A Critical Analytical Study of the Early Islamic Historical Narratives and Sources -- Dedication -- Contents -- Convertion to Western Calendar -- Arabic Transliteration Scheme -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Introduction -- The Problems of the Study -- The Aims of the Study -- Research Methodology -- Structure of Study -- Chapter One: Sources and Historical Background -- Introduction -- Early Primary Sources -- Later Sources -- Early Islamic Narrators -- Main Narrators Historical Backgrounds
Modern StudiesChapter Two: The Topography and Geographical Boundaries of Aelia (Islamic Jerusalem) Region1 -- Introduction -- Historical Accounts -- Examination of the Geographical Accounts -- Discussion of Modern Scholars Arguments -- Conclusion -- Chapter Three: Aelia (Islamic Jerusalem) between 13-16 A.H/ 634-638 A.D -- Introduction -- The Problem of the Commander-in-Chief -- The Area of Each Commander -- The reasons behind AbÅ" Bakr choosing â€?Amr Ibn al-â€?Ä€ s -- The conquest of most of the Aelia region after the battle of AjnÄ?dÄ"n, 13 A.H/ 634 A.D
ConclusionChapter Four: The Dates and the Names of the Conquerors of Aelia (Islamic Jerusalem) -- Introduction -- Early Accounts -- Modern Scholars arguments -- Analysis of the Early Account -- The Real Dates and Conquerors of the Aelia (Islamic Jerusalem) Region -- The Reasons Behind the Confusion -- The Problem of the Boundaries and the Different Terminology -- The Conquerors of Aelia (Islamic Jerusalem) -- Early Accounts -- Modern Scholars Arguments -- The Names of the Conquerors of Aelia (Islamic Jerusalem) -- Conclusion
Chapter Five: Discussion of the Reasons behind â€?Umar Ibn al-KhattÄ?bâ€?s Visit to Aelia (Islamic Jerusalem)Introduction -- Early Accounts -- An analysis of the Reasons -- Discussion of the Early Accounts and the Arguments of the Modern Scholars -- â€?Umarâ€?s Visits to Syria: Causes and Objectives -- Conclusion -- Chapter Six: Demarcating the Re-construction of a Mosque (Al-AqsÄ?) in Islamic Jerusalem -- Introduction -- Early Accounts and Narrations -- Analysis of the times, places, and chains (IsnÄ?ds) of the early Narratives and Sources
The role of Kaâ€?b al-AhbÄ?r in AeliaNon-Islamic and Later Islamic Narratives and Sources -- Inaccuracies among modern scholars -- The Reasons Behind the Influences of Non-Islamic Narratives in the Later Islamic Sources -- The first Building of al-AqsÄ? Mosque during Islamic rule -- Conclusion -- Chapter Seven: The Attitude of the People of Aelia towards the First Islamic Conquest in the light of â€?Umarâ€?s Assurance of Safety (amÄ?n) to its people -- Introduction -- The Christians -- The Attitude of the Christians towards the Islamic Conquest -- The Jews
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
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Subject Jerusalem in Islam
SUBJECT Jerusalem -- In Islam. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069917
Jerusalem -- History -- Sources
Subject Middle East -- Jerusalem
Genre/Form History
Sources
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781904436027
1904436021