'Ayn al-Qushayra
عين القشيرة
The spring by Tarsus where al-Ma'mun died — glossed by the captives as 'stretch your legs' and 'al-Raqqa' in Arabic 1.
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Ayn al-Qushayra: a spring in al-Bidaydun near Tarsus, from which the river known as al-Bidaydun flows. al-Mas'udi reports that the Byzantines explained its name to al-Ma'mun as "stretch your legs", and that its name in Arabic is al-Raqqa. al-Ma'mun died there in the year 218 AH, and he was carried to Tarsus and buried in it. 2
Sources
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p. 399, 435-437
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p.399
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