Dayr Hind al-Aqdam
دير هند الأقدم
The monastery of Hind al-Kubra daughter of al-Harith ibn Amr, king of Kinda, on the edge of al-Najaf; al-Rashid visited it, and wept at the verse inscribed on its wall mourning the Banu al-Mundhir 1.
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- Era
- Pre-Islamic Arabia
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
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Overview
The Older Monastery of Hind is the monastery of Hind the Great, daughter of al-Harith ibn Amr ibn Hujr, king of Kinda, on the edge of Najaf. 1
Harun al-Rashid's visit
Harun al-Rashid visited it and went in. On its wall he saw verses written in lament for the Banu al-Mundhir, and he wept. 1
Sources
- Masalik al-absar fi mamalik al-amsar — al-Umari (1924 printing), p. 327
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