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Maqdisi or Muqaddasi ( ) is an Arabic nisba referring to Palestinian Jerusalemites . The Arabic name for Jerusalem is Al Quds .1Al-Maqdisi ( المقدسي ) is used as an appellative to refer to a number of people, including: Abd al-Ghani al-Maqdisi , classical Palestinian Sunni Islamic scholar Al-Muqaddasi , medieval Arab geographer born in Jerusalem Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi , contemporary Jordanian-Palestinian Salafi Islamist cleric Diya al-Din al-Maqdisi , a Hanbali Islamic scholar Ibn Qudamah , Imam Mawaffaq ad-Din Abdullah Ibn Ahmad Ibn Qudama al-Maqdisi, a Hanbali Islamic scholar Kamel al-Budeiri , governor of Ramla district during the laater Ottoman period Abu al-Walid al-Maqdisi , Founder of the Militant group Mujahideen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem It is also used in Arabic names for Jerusalem , such as Bayt al-Maqdis ("holy house").2
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Maqdisi or Muqaddasi ( ) is an Arabic nesbat derived from the Semitic triliteral root Q-D-S (meaning "holy"). It is used in Arabic names for Jerusalem , such as Bayt al-Maqdis ("holy house"). Al-Maqdisi (المقدسي) can be also used as a surname or appellative to refer to, among others: Abd al-Ghani al-Maqdisi , classical Sunni Islamic scholar Al-Maqdisi , medieval Arab geographer born in Jerusalem Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi , contemporary Jordanian Muslim cleric Diya al-Din al-Maqdisi , a Hanbali Islamic scholar Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Maqdisi . If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
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Look up Maqdisi in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.Maqdisi ( ) is an Arabic nisba referring to a Jerusalemite .It is derived from Bayt al-Maqdis, an Arabic name of Jerusalem, derived from Hebrew "Beit HaMikdash", the Temple .Today the common Arabic name of Jerusalem is Al-Quds . Al-Maqdisi ( المقدسي ) is used as an appellative to refer to a number of people, including: Abd al-Ghani al-Maqdisi , classical Palestinian Sunni Islamic scholar Al-Maqdisi , medieval Arab geographer born in Jerusalem Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi , contemporary Jordanian-Palestinian Salafi Islamist scholar Diya al-Din al-Maqdisi , a Hanbali Islamic scholar Ibn Qudamah , Imam Mawaffaq ad-Din Abdullah Ibn Ahmad Ibn Qudama al-Maqdisi, a Hanbali Islamic scholar Kamel al-Budeiri , governor of Ramla district during the later Ottoman period Abu al-Walid al-Maqdisi , Founder of the Militant group Mujahideen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem
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Look up Maqdisi in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Maqdisi ( ) is an Arabic nisba referring to a Jerusalemite. It is derived from Bayt al-Maqdis , an Arabic name for Jerusalem , by way of the Hebrew Beit HaMikdash , the Temple in Jerusalem . Today, the common Arabic name of Jerusalem is al-Quds . Al-Maqdisi ( المقدسي ) is surname the most commonly refer to Al-Maqdisi , a medieval Arab geographer born in Jerusalem.It can also refer to a number of other people, including: Abd al-Ghani al-Maqdisi , classical Palestinian Sunni Islamic scholar Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi , contemporary Jordanian-Palestinian Salafi Islamist scholar Diya al-Din al-Maqdisi , a Hanbali Islamic scholar Ibn Qudamah , Imam Mawaffaq ad-Din Abdullah Ibn Ahmad Ibn Qudama al-Maqdisi, a Hanbali Islamic scholar Ibn Tahir of Caesarea , Muslim historian and traditionist (c. 1057–1113) Kamel al-Budeiri , governor of Ramla district during the later Ottoman period Hisham Al-Saedni , known by the nom de guerre Abu al-Walid al-Maqdisi
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Look up Maqdisi in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Maqdisi ( Arabic : مقدسي ) is an Arabic nisba referring to a Jerusalemite. It is derived from Bayt al-Maqdis , an Arabic name for Jerusalem , by way of the Hebrew Beit HaMikdash , the Temple in Jerusalem . Today, the common Arabic name of Jerusalem is al-Quds . Al-Maqdisi ( المقدسي ) is surname the most commonly refer to Al-Maqdisi , a medieval Arab geographer born in Jerusalem. It can also refer to a number of other people, including: Abd al-Ghani al-Maqdisi , classical Palestinian Sunni Islamic scholar Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi , contemporary Jordanian-Palestinian Salafi Islamist scholar Diya al-Din al-Maqdisi , a Hanbali Islamic scholar Ibn Qudamah , Imam Mawaffaq ad-Din Abdullah Ibn Ahmad Ibn Qudama al-Maqdisi, a Hanbali Islamic scholar Ibn Tahir of Caesarea , Muslim historian and traditionist (c. 1057–1113) Kamel al-Budeiri , governor of Ramla district during the later Ottoman period Hisham Al-Saedni , known by the nom de guerre Abu al-Walid al-Maqdisi Srood Maqdasy , Assyrian politician from Iraq
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arabic nesbat derived from the semitic triliteral root q-d-s
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arabic nisba referring to palestinian jerusalemites
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