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Al-Zahiriyya Al-Tahta
Al-Zahiriyya al-Tahta ( ar, الظاهرية التحته, al-Ẓāhiriyya al-Ṭaḥṭā) was a Palestinian people, Palestinian Arab village in the Safad Subdistrict, Mandatory Palestine, Safad Subdistrict. The village was on a descent at the southwestern part of Safad, a town east of the village. Possibly named after the Mamluk Sultanate (Cairo), Mamluk sultan Baybars, al-Zahir Baybars (), the village was incorporated into the Safad Sanjak of the Ottoman Empire in 1517, and its entirely Muslim population paid fixed taxes, as well as taxes on winter pastures, an olive oil or grape syrup press and beehives during the 16th century. By the late 19th century, the population grew to 335 inhabitants, all Muslims. The population remained about the same in the last years of Mandatory Palestine, British Mandatory rule. The village lands spanned 6,773 dunam, dunums, nearly half of which were used to grow grains, the residents living on 28 dunums. Al-Zahiriyya al-Tahta was depopulated durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maqam (shrine)
A Maqām ( ar, مقام) is a shrine built on the site associated with a religious figure or saint, typical to the regions of Palestine and Syria. It is usually a funeral construction, commonly cubic-shaped and topped with a dome. Maqams are associated with Muslim traditions, but many of them are rooted in ancient Semitic, Jewish, Samaritan and Christian traditions. During the 19th century, Claude Reignier Conder described maqams as an essential part of folk religion in Palestine, with locals attaching "more importance to the favour and protection of the village Mukam than to Allah himself, or to Mohammed his prophet".Conder, 1877, pp8990: "In their religious observances and sanctuaries we find, as in their language, the true history of the country. On a basis of polytheistic faith which most probably dates back to pre-Israelite times, we find a growth of the most heterogeneous description: Christian tradition, Moslem history and foreign worship are mingled so as often to be e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
