Jarish of Qumis
جريش بقومس
Qumis's great fire-temple of unknown founder — Alexander said to have spared its flame — on the site of a marvellous idol-city razed long before 1.
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Jarish is a great fire temple in Qumis. Who built it is not known, according to al-Mas'udi. It is said that Alexander left it and did not put out its fire. It is also said that there was once a great city on the site, with a large house in it containing idols; it was ruined, and then the house was built and the fire placed in it. 2
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- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p. 549
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p.549
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islam.museum contributors. “Jarish of Qumis”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/jarish-qumis/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.