Bayt Al Dhahab

بيت الذهب الهندي

The Golden House — the remote Indian temple Abu Dulaf described, built of gold and rubies, which rain reportedly avoids 1

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A house in the wilds of India, in the land of Makran and Qandahar, which only worshippers and ascetics from India reach. 2

Abu Dulaf's description

Abu Dulaf al-Yanbu'i relates that it is built of gold, seven cubits long and as wide, and twelve cubits high. It is set with jewels, and in it are scattered red rubies and pearls, some the size of a bird's egg or larger. 2

He claimed that rain and torrents do not reach it, but part away from it to the right and left. It is also said to hang between heaven and earth without any support. 2

These are reports that Ibn al-Nadim transmits, and the record contains nothing that verifies them: an additional source is needed.

Sources

  1. al-Fihrist of Ibn al-Nadim
  2. al-Fihrist of Ibn al-Nadim, p.486-487
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