Jump to content

Siffin: Difference between revisions

694 bytes added ,  28 February 2015
no edit summary
imported>Bahrami
(Created page with "{{under construction}} '''Siffīn''' is an area in the west of al-Raqqa (the left bank of Euphrates River in the north of Syria). This area is located between al-R...")
 
imported>Shakeri
No edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:
{{under construction}}
{{under construction}}
'''Siffīn''' is an area in the west of [[al-Raqqa]] (the left bank of [[Euphrates]] River in the north of [[Syria]]). This area is located between al-Raqqa and Balis; the [[Battle of Siffin]] was occurred in this area.
'''Siffīn''' is an area in the west of [[al-Raqqa]] (the left bank of [[Euphrates]] River in the north of [[Syria]]). This area is located between al-Raqqa and Balis; the [[Battle of Siffin]] was occurred in this area.<ref>Istakhri, ''al-Masalik wa al-mamalik'', p.54; Hamawi, ''Mu'jam al-buldan'', vol.3 p.414; Baghdadi, ''Marasid al-ittila' '', vol.2 p.846</ref>


According to the contemporary archaeologists' researches, Siffin is now at the same place of Abu Hurayra village which is in the west of al-Thawra city and approximately 55 km west of al-Raqqa.
According to the contemporary archaeologists' researches, Siffin is now at the same place of Abu Hurayra village which is in the west of al-Thawra city and approximately 55 km west of al-Raqqa.<ref>Rayhawi, ''Taqrir'', p.66</ref>
 
==See Also==
* [[Battle of Siffin]]
 
==Notes==
<references/>
 
==References==
* Istakhri, Ibrahim b. Muhammad al-. ''Al-Masalik wa al-mamalik''. Beirut: Dar al-Qalam
* Hamawi, Yaqut al-.''Mu'jam al-buldan''. Beirut: Dar Sadir
* Baghdadi, 'Abd al-Mu'min. ''Marasid al-ittila' ''. Beirut: Dar al-Jayl
* Rayhawi, ''Taqrir ula hawl inqadh al-athar fi mantaqa sad al-furat''.
 
==External Links==
* The material for this article is mainly taken from [http://fa.wikishia.net/view/صفین صفین] in Farsi Wikishia.
Anonymous user