Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Wasiti

Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Wasiti
Academic work
Main interestsEarly Muslim traditions on Jerusalem
Notable worksFada'il Bayt al-Muqaddas ("Merits of Jerusalem"), 1019/20 CE

Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Wasiti was the preacher (khatib) of al-Aqsa Mosque in 1019–1020 (AH 410), the year he wrote a treatise entitled Concerning the (religious) status of Jerusalem, better known as Fada'il Bayt al-Muqaddas, also spelled Fada'il al-Bayt al-Maqdis, literally "Merits/Virtues of Jerusalem".

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