Jayrun ibn Sa'd ibn 'Ad

Jayrun ibn Sa'd ibn Ad, from the pre-Islamic reports in al-Mas'udi. ²

Al-Mas'udi says that he came to Damascus and built it up as a city, gathered to it columns of marble and alabaster, raised its buildings, and named it Iram of the Pillars. ²

In 332 AH the place was one of its markets near the gate of the Great Mosque, known as Jayrun. Jayrun was a great building that was the palace of this king, with wondrous bronze doors. ²

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