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I mentioned 10th century Arab geographer al-Muqaddasi recently.
He was from Jerusalem and wrote extensively about it. Notably, he remarked upon how few Muslims lived there at the time, even though the Muslim invasion of Palestine had already been going on for centuries.
He wrote:
Few are the learned here, many are the Christians, and these make themselves distasteful in the public places ...The Christians and the area are predominant here and the mosque devoid of congregations and assemblies.Referring to the Christians and Jews in Jerusalem, he referred to the city as a "golden basin full of scorpions."
10th century Arab geographer lamented that so few Muslims lived in Jerusalem ~ Elder Of Ziyon - Israel News
He was from Jerusalem and wrote extensively about it. Notably, he remarked upon how few Muslims lived there at the time, even though the Muslim invasion of Palestine had already been going on for centuries.
He wrote:
Few are the learned here, many are the Christians, and these make themselves distasteful in the public places ...The Christians and the area are predominant here and the mosque devoid of congregations and assemblies.Referring to the Christians and Jews in Jerusalem, he referred to the city as a "golden basin full of scorpions."
10th century Arab geographer lamented that so few Muslims lived in Jerusalem ~ Elder Of Ziyon - Israel News