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Asiya al-Maqdisiyya

آسية المقدسية

c. 1242 CE · 640 AH

Asiya al-Maqdisiyya (d. 640) — the hafiz al-Diya' al-Maqdisi's sister and mother of al-Sayf b. al-Majd; her brother: 'there is none like her in our time — she hardly ever left the night vigil' 1.

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Roles
mystic
Era
The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
Region
Levant & Iraq
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The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era · The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era Contemporaries: Abagha Khan · Abd al-Wahid b. Idris al-Muwahhidi · Abu al-Abbas al-Qurti · Abu al-Hajjaj al-Biyasi · Abu Ali al-Shalubin

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    Sunni (transmitted)

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    Overview

    Asiya al-Maqdisiyya (d. 640) — mother of al-Sayf b. al-Majd and sister of the hafiz Diya' al-Din al-Maqdisi; her brother al-Diya' said: "There is none like her in our time — she hardly ever leaves the night vigil" 1.

    Sources

    1. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 207
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