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 al-Masjid al-Haram has over 60 doors. Its three main doors are Bab al-'Umra, Bab al-Salam, and Bab Malik 'Abd al-'Aziz.
-==Written sources about al-Masjid al-Haram==
+==Written Sources about al-Masjid al-Haram==
-===Historical sources===
+===Historical Sources===
-There are many written works concerning al-Masjid al-Haram. These works can be classified into two categories: some are directly concerned with al-Masjid al-Haram, and others mainly concern the city of [[Mecca]]. The oldest available work that has described al-Masjid al-Haram in detail is ''Akhbar Makka wa ma ja'a fiha min al-athar'' authored by Abu al-Walid al-Azraqi in the third century/ninth century and then ''Akhbar Makka fi qadim al-dahr and hadithih'' written by Muhammad b. Ishaq b. 'Abbas al-Fakihi al-Makki in the same century.
+There are many written works concerning al-Masjid al-Haram. These works can be classified into two categories: some are directly concerned with al-Masjid al-Haram, and others mainly concern the city of [[Mecca]]. The oldest available work that has described al-Masjid al-Haram in detail is ''Akhbar Makka wa ma ja'a fiha min al-athar'' authored by Abu l-Walid al-Azraqi in the third/ninth century and then ''Akhbar Makka fi qadim al-dahr and hadithihi'' written by Muhammad b. Ishaq b. 'Abbas al-Fakihi al-Makki in the same century.
 Here are some other works:
+* ''Ishara al-targhib wa al-tashwiq ila l-masajid al-thalatha wa ila l-bayt al-'atiq'' (encouraging to the three mosques and to the old house [that is, the Ka'ba]) by [[Shams al-Din Muhammad b. Ishaq al-Khwarazmi]] (d. 827/1424).
-* ''Ishara al-targhib wa al-tashwiq ila al-masajid al-thalatha wa ila al-bayt al-'atiq'' (encouraging to the three mosques and to the old house [that is, the Ka'ba]) by [[Shams al-Din Muhammad b. Ishaq al-Khwarazmi]] (d. 827/ 1423).
+* ''Al-'Iqd al-thamin'' by Taqi al-Din al-Fasi (d. 832/1428-9) which is one of the most important source concerning the history of [[Mecca]] and al-Masjid al-Haram.
+* ''Tarikh Makka wa l-Masjid al-Haram wa l-Madina al-munawwara wa l-qabr al-sharif'' (history of Mecca and al-Masjid al-Haram and Medina and the blessed mausoleum) by Muhammad b. Muhammad b. Ahmad b. al-Diya' al-Maliki (d. 885/1480-1).
-* ''Al-'Iqd al-thamin'' by Taqi al-Din Fasi (d. 832/ 1428) which is one of the most important source concerning the history of [[Mecca]] and al-Masjid al-Haram.
-* ''Tarikh Makka wa al-Masjid al-Haram wa al-Madina al-munawwara  wa al-qabr al-sharif'' (history of Mecca and al-Masjid al-Haram and Medina and the blessed mausoleum) by Muhammad b. Muhammad b. Ahmad b. al-Diya' al-Maliki (d. 885/ 1480).
 ===Travel literature===
-There is a great deal of information about [[Mecca]] and al-Masjid al-Haram in the travel literature. Most travel logbooks in this literature are reports of their authors' [[hajj]] pilgrimage, containing information about al-Masjid al-Haram as well. Two of the most important and the oldest hajj logbooks, containing precious historical information, are ''Tadhkir bi al-akhbar 'an ittifaqat al-amsar'' by Ibn Jubayr ([[450]]-[[614]]/ 1145-1217) and ''Tuhfa al-nuzzar'' by Ibn Batuta (d. [[779]]/ 1369).
+There is a great deal of information about [[Mecca]] and al-Masjid al-Haram in the travel literature. Most travel logbooks in this literature are reports of their authors' [[hajj]] pilgrimage, containing information about al-Masjid al-Haram as well. Two of the most important and the oldest hajj logbooks, containing precious historical information, are ''Tadhkir bi l-akhbar 'an ittifaqat al-amsar'' by Ibn Jubayr ([[540]]-[[614]]/1145-6 - 1217-8) and ''Tuhfa al-nuzzar'' by Ibn Battuta (d. [[779]]/1377-8).
-[[Iran|Iranian]] [[Shi'a|Shiite]]s have shared a lot of information about al-Masjid al-Haram in their hajj logbooks. Some important works in this literature are ''Safarnama'' by [[Nasir Khusrow]] (d. [[481]] / 1088), ''Safarnama'' by [[Farhad Mirza Mu'tamad al-Dawla]] (d. [[1305]]/ 1887), and ''Dalil al-anam fi sabil ziyarat bayt Allah al-haram wa al-Quds al-sharif wa madinat al-salam'' by Hisam al-Saltana (d. [[1300]]/ 1882).
+[[Iran|Iranian]] [[Shi'a|Shiite]]s have shared a lot of information about al-Masjid al-Haram in their hajj logbooks. Some important works in this literature are ''Safarnama'' by [[Nasir Khusrow]] (d. [[481]]/1088-9), ''Safarnama'' by [[Farhad Mirza Mu'tamad al-Dawla]] (d. [[1305]]/1887-8), and ''Dalil al-anam fi sabil ziyarat bayt Allah al-Haram wa l-Quds al-sharif wa madinat al-salam'' by Hisam al-Saltana (d. [[1300]]/1882-3).
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