al-Dimas of Antioch

الديماس بأنطاكية

Antioch's temple, right of its congregational mosque, of common brick and stone — into a door of which the rising moon enters on some summer moons each year — said to be a Persian fire-temple from Persia's rule 1.

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al-Dimas: a building in Antioch, on the right of its congregational mosque. al-Mas'udi describes it as built of brick and stone, and great in its construction. On some summer nights the moon enters through one of its doors as it rises. 2

al-Mas'udi also reports that it was built by the Persians when they ruled Antioch, and that it was a fire-temple for them. 2

Sources

  1. Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p. 556
  2. Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p.556
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islam.museum contributors. “al-Dimas of Antioch”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/al-dimas/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.

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