Kitab al-Uluf
كتاب الألوف
Abu Ma'shar's millennial book — the great temples and buildings raised in the world each thousand years — epitomised by his pupil Ibn al-Mazyar 1.
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Overview
A book by Abu Ma'shar the astrologer. In it he described the structures and the great buildings whose construction happens in the world every thousand years. 2
His student Ibn al-Mazyar selected from it in "Al-Muntakhab min Kitab al-Uluf". 2
Sources
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p. 556
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p.556
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islam.museum contributors. “Kitab al-Uluf”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/work/kitab-al-uluf/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.