Jerusalem. The Biography

Robinson,
Abd al-Malik
4–9 and 98–100; character 76–94; milestones around Ilya 113–12. On aim to overshadow Church of Sepulchre see al-Muqaddasi,
A Description of Syria Including Palestine
(henceforth Muqaddasi) 22–3.
Caliph Omar ibn Abd al-Malik 717–20: Frenkel,
Sacred Esplanade
346–8. Jews dream of rebuilding Temple and granted acccess – Salman ben Yeruham quoted in Peters,
Jerusalem
193, and Isaac ben Joseph at 191–2. Jewish attendants of Dome: Mujir 55–7. Jews and Temple: Sebeos quoted in Stroumsa,
Sacred Esplanade
321–33 especially 329–30. Traces of building, seventh century, Persian or early Islamic: Tsafrir,
Sacred Esplanade
99. Mosque: Arculf, St Adamnan,
Pilgrimage of Arculfus in the Holy Land
1.1–23.
Eating a banana; Goitein, ‘Jerusalem’ 190 quoting Ibn Asakir’s
fadail
. Caliph Suleiman ibn Abd al-Malik in Jerusalem/
bayah
/plan to make it imperial capital/ Jewish attendants in Dome: Mujir 56–8. The Dome: Duri in Asali,
Jerusalem
109–11. Peters,
Jerusalem
197. Goitein, ‘Jerusalem’ 174. Jewish attendants, other buildings: Goitein, ‘Jerusalem’ 175–80. Byzantine influences on Dome: Herrin 90. Shanks 9–31.
On importance of Holy Land, Jerusalem and Aqsa: Mustafa Abu Sway,
Sacred Esplanade
335–43.
6 Umayyad Jerusalem. Al-Aqsa – Grabar,
Shape of the Holy
117–22; Aphrodito papyri12; Umayyad caliphs in Jerusalem, Sulayman and Umar 111; palaces to south of Temple Mount 107–10; the Haram Double and Triple Gates/Gate of Prophet and possibly Golden Gate 122–8 and 152–8; four major domes 158; sceptical that the new Umayyad public buildings south of Temple Mount are necessarily palaces 128–30; Haram 122–8; Dome of the Chain 130–2; city life, Christians and Jews in city 132–5. Goitein, ‘Jerusalem’ 178. Kroyanker 32. Umayyad residences Robinson,
Abd al-Malik
47–8. Herrin 90. Shanks 9–31. Moshe Gil,
A History of Palestine
69–74 and 104. Mann, 1.44–5. Day of Judgement: Koran 3.185. Byzantine wooden beams in Rockefeller Museum. On apocalyptic geogyaphy and site of Divine–human communication: Neuwirth,
OJ
77–93. This account of Islamic End of Days is substantially based on Kaplony,
Sacred Esplanade
108–31, especially 124.
Decline of Umayyads and rise of Abbasids: Goitein, ‘Jerusalem’ 178–81. Dynasties have a natural span like individuals: Ibn Khaldun 136. On associations of Apocalypse and Divine Judgement with Jewish traditions of creation and Apocalypse: Grabar,
Shape of the Holy
133. Jewish worship on Temple Mount 717–20: Frenkel,
Sacred Esplanade
346–8.
On Jewish living areas, on Umayyad palaces: Bahat,
Atlas
82–6. Jews banned from Haram and praying at walls, gates: Isaac ben Joseph quoted in Peters,
Jerusalem
191, and Solomon ben Yeruham at 193. Mujir 56–7. On Christian pilgrims and festivals and Sepulchre: Arculf, St Adamnan,
Pilgrimage of Arculfus in the Holy Land
1.1–23. Williband and Arculf, quoted in Peters 202–12. Umayyad palaces:
Archeological Park
26–7, including old stones and lavatory. Walid I and the desert
qasrs
, Umayyad singing stars:
The Umayyads: The Rise of Islamic Art
110–25. Walid II/Hisham – Palace of Khirbet al-Mafjar near Jericho – paintings at Rockefeller Museum. Decline of Umayyads and rise of Abbasids: Goitein, ‘Jerusalem’ 180–1. Abassid denunciation of Umayyads: Humphreys quoting Tabari. Abbasid revolution: Wickham 295–7.
7 Al-Mansur. Take surname titles to separate themselves: Ibn Khaldun 181; Abbasid black banners and change to green 215. Goitein, ‘Jerusalem’ 180–1. Kennedy,
Conquests
11–50, including the dead Alids 16; Baghdad 133; court life 139; House of Wisdom/translation of Greek texts 252–60. House of Wisdom, 6,000 books: Wickham 324–31. Jonathan Lyons,
House of Wisdom
62–70 and 89–90. Al-Mansur and al-Mahdi visits to Jerusalem: Peters,
Jerusalem
215–17. Abbasid Haram: Kaplony,
Sacred Esplanade
101–31. Al-Mansur and meanness of restorations: Mujir 59. Mahdi visit: Muqaddasi 41–2. Duri in Asali,
Jerusalem
112–13. Decline in Jerusalem/quote of Thaur ibn Yazid: Neuwirth,
OJ
77–93.
8 Haroun al-Rashid and Charlemagne. Goitein, ‘Jerusalem’ 181–2. Kennedy,
The Court of the Caliphs: The Rise and Fall of Islam’s Greatest Dynasty
51–84. Peters,
Jerusalem
217–23, including Benedict Chronicle and Memorandum on the Houses of God and Monasteries in the Holy City, listing staff and taxes; and Bernard, Itinerary. Hywel Williams,
Emperor of the West: