Anonymous user
Al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf al-Thaqafi: Difference between revisions
→Al-Hajjaj's constructions
imported>Rafati |
imported>Rafati |
||
| Line 117: | Line 117: | ||
==Al-Hajjaj's Practice== | ==Al-Hajjaj's Practice== | ||
===Al-Hajjaj's constructions=== | ===Al-Hajjaj's constructions=== | ||
Al-Hajjaj executed constructions during his rule, including a water well in Mecca called Yaquta, dams around Mecca to reserve water supplies, and farms around creeks from [[Euphrates]]. He also constructed a city, called "Nile", near Euphrates north of [[Hilla]]. Today only ruins of the city have remained. From 83 to 86 | Al-Hajjaj executed constructions during his rule, including a water well in Mecca called Yaquta, dams around Mecca to reserve water supplies, and farms around creeks from [[Euphrates]]. He also constructed a city, called "Nile", near Euphrates north of [[Hilla]]. Today only ruins of the city have remained. From [[83]]/702-3 to [[86]]/705, al-Hajjaj constructed another city, called Wasit, and made specific laws to keep it clean and beautiful, and stayed there until his death. | ||
In 75 and 76 | In [[75]]/694-5 and [[76]]/695-6, al-Hajjaj minted [[dirham]]s and [[dinar]]s with Arabic inscriptions. | ||
On some accounts, al-Hajjaj asked [[Nasr b. 'Asim]] and [[Yahya b. Ya'mur]] (students of [[Abu l-Aswad al-Du' | On some accounts, al-Hajjaj asked [[Nasr b. 'Asim]] and [[Yahya b. Ya'mur]] (students of [[Abu l-Aswad al-Du'ali]] who had learned Arabic grammar from [[Imam 'Ali (a)]]) to punctuate similar letters in order to prevent confusions. He also asked memorizers of the [[Quran]] to divide it into 5 or 10 parts. | ||
It is commonly held that al-Hajjaj was the first person who covered the [[Ka'ba]] with dibaj or silk. And he was the first person who made ships pitchy and annointed them, and built them with nails. | It is commonly held that al-Hajjaj was the first person who covered the [[Ka'ba]] with dibaj or silk. And he was the first person who made ships pitchy and annointed them, and built them with nails. | ||
Moreover, the [[Ash'ari]] household moved to [[Qom]] because of al-Hajjaj's rigorous treatments. This had a crucial role in the development of Shiism in Qom. | Moreover, the [[Ash'ari]] household moved to [[Qom]] because of al-Hajjaj's rigorous treatments. This had a crucial role in the development of [[Shiism]] in Qom. | ||
==Regard for Poems and Poets== | ==Regard for Poems and Poets== | ||